Naples Standard

Collier County Public Schools District's 11th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 4,143 students enrolled in district’s 11th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.6% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 11th-grade fell by 1.8% compared to the year before.

Collier County Public Schools District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Palmetto Ridge High School had the most 11th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year. Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog, Hospital/Homebound, and Collier Juvenile Detention Center had the fewest.

Data showed that Collier County Public Schools District enrolled a total of 48,282 students in the 2023-24 school year, the 18th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 18th highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Avalon Elementary School	341
Barron Collier High School	1,532
Beacon High School	243
Big Cypress Elementary School	765
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	279
Calusa Park Elementary School	679
Collier Charter Academy	580
Collier Juvenile Detention Center	15
Corkscrew Elementary School	900
Corkscrew Middle School	990
Cypress Palm Middle School	828
East Naples Middle School	850
Ecollier Academy	0
Eden Park Elementary School	613
Estates Elementary School	915
Everglades City School	144
Golden Gate Elementary School	523
Golden Gate High School	1,886
Golden Gate Middle School	999
Golden Terrace Elementary School	480
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	679
Gulf Coast High School	1,831
Gulfview Middle School	538
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	288
Highlands Elementary School	578
Hospital/Homebound	66
Immokalee High School	2,055
Immokalee Middle School	1,402
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	37
Lake Park Elementary School	506
Lake Trafford Elementary School	704
Laurel Oak Elementary School	1,142
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	332
Lely Elementary School	526
Lely High School	1,507
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	583
Manatee Elementary School	876
Manatee Middle School	757
Marco Island Academy	306
Marco Island Charter Middle School	295
Mason Classical Academy	1,488
Mike Davis Elementary School	583
Naples Area Teenage Parenting	28
Naples Classical Academy	929
Naples High School	1,629
Naples Park Elementary School	387
New Beginnings - Naples	33
New Beginnings Immokalee	26
North Naples Middle School	885
Oakridge Middle School	1,219
Optima Classical Academy	87
Osceola Elementary School	574
Palmetto Elementary School	636
Palmetto Ridge High School	2,035
Parkside Elementary School	729
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	690
Pine Ridge Middle School	836
Pinecrest Elementary School	610
Poinciana Elementary School	484
Rcma Immokalee Community School	343
Sabal Palm Elementary School	738
Sea Gate Elementary School	668
Shadowlawn Elementary School	716
The Pace Program	54
The Phoenix Program Naples	155
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	90
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	457
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	753
Village Oaks Elementary School	533
Vineyards Elementary School	830
Total Collier County Public Schools District	48,282