Naples Standard

Collier County Public Schools District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of one students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year were white, representing 59% of the Collier County Public Schools District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 43.4% of the total enrollment.

Collier County Public Schools District covers 70 schools within Collier County, with its main office in Naples.

Among the 70 schools in Collier County Public Schools District, Immokalee High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,055 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School	Total Enrollment
Immokalee High School	2,055
Palmetto Ridge High School	2,035
Golden Gate High School	1,886
Gulf Coast High School	1,831
Naples High School	1,629
Barron Collier High School	1,532
Lely High School	1,507
Mason Classical Academy	1,488
Immokalee Middle School	1,402
Oakridge Middle School	1,219
Laurel Oak Elementary School	1,142
Golden Gate Middle School	999
Corkscrew Middle School	990
Naples Classical Academy	929
Estates Elementary School	915
Corkscrew Elementary School	900
North Naples Middle School	885
Manatee Elementary School	876
East Naples Middle School	850
Pine Ridge Middle School	836
Vineyards Elementary School	830
Cypress Palm Middle School	828
Big Cypress Elementary School	765
Manatee Middle School	757
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	753
Sabal Palm Elementary School	738
Parkside Elementary School	729
Shadowlawn Elementary School	716
Lake Trafford Elementary School	704
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	690
Calusa Park Elementary School	679
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	679
Sea Gate Elementary School	668
Palmetto Elementary School	636
Eden Park Elementary School	613
Pinecrest Elementary School	610
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	583
Mike Davis Elementary School	583
Collier Charter Academy	580
Highlands Elementary School	578
Osceola Elementary School	574
Gulfview Middle School	538
Village Oaks Elementary School	533
Lely Elementary School	526
Golden Gate Elementary School	523
Lake Park Elementary School	506
Poinciana Elementary School	484
Golden Terrace Elementary School	480
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	457
Naples Park Elementary School	387
Rcma Immokalee Community School	343
Avalon Elementary School	341
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	332
Marco Island Academy	306
Marco Island Charter Middle School	295
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	288
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	279
Beacon High School	243
The Phoenix Program Naples	155
Everglades City School	144
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	90
Optima Classical Academy	87
Hospital/Homebound	66
The Pace Program	54
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	37
New Beginnings - Naples	33
Naples Area Teenage Parenting	28
New Beginnings Immokalee	26
Collier Juvenile Detention Center	15
Ecollier Academy	0