FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner 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 |
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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 |