Hispanic students made up 53.6% of Collier County schools enrollment in 2023-24 school year

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

By Naples Standard

Feb 20, 2025

There were 25,893 Hispanic students enrolled in Collier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2% increase from the 25,373 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Collier County welcomed a total of 48,280 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 53.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 70 schools in Collier County, Immokalee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,714 students, making up 83.4% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Collier County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment in Collier County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Immokalee High School	83.4%	2,055
Palmetto Ridge High School	59.5%	2,035
Golden Gate High School	73.2%	1,886
Gulf Coast High School	34.2%	1,831
Naples High School	47.9%	1,629
Barron Collier High School	33.7%	1,532
Lely High School	60.5%	1,507
Mason Classical Academy	23%	1,488
Immokalee Middle School	83%	1,402
Oakridge Middle School	33%	1,219
High School Ggg	29.6%	1,215
Laurel Oak Elementary School	21.4%	1,142
Golden Gate Middle School	76.7%	999
Corkscrew Middle School	52.8%	990
Naples Classical Academy	30.9%	929
Estates Elementary School	60%	915
Corkscrew Elementary School	42%	900
North Naples Middle School	28.5%	885
East Naples Middle School	63.6%	850
Pine Ridge Middle School	39.8%	836
Vineyards Elementary School	30.4%	830
Cypress Palm Middle School	63.3%	828
Big Cypress Elementary School	45.9%	765
Manatee Middle School	67.1%	757
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	22.8%	753
Sabal Palm Elementary School	64.5%	738
Lake Trafford Elementary School	75.3%	704
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	27.5%	690
Calusa Park Elementary School	54.6%	679
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	55.2%	679
Sea Gate Elementary School	28.4%	668
Palmetto Elementary School	61.6%	636
Eden Park Elementary School	83.4%	613
Pinecrest Elementary School	81.5%	610
Parkside Elementary School	75.8%	604
Manatee Elementary School	64.5%	588
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	65.2%	583
Mike Davis Elementary School	65.4%	583
Collier Charter Academy	49.5%	580
Highlands Elementary School	89.6%	578
Osceola Elementary School	44.1%	574
Gulfview Middle School	32.9%	538
Village Oaks Elementary School	70%	533
Lely Elementary School	46%	526
Golden Gate Elementary School	72.1%	523
Lake Park Elementary School	22.9%	506
Poinciana Elementary School	65.5%	484
Golden Terrace Elementary School	79.8%	480
Shadowlawn Elementary School	69.7%	465
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	28.7%	457
Naples Park Elementary School	49.9%	387
Rcma Immokalee Community School	100%	343
Avalon Elementary School	74.5%	341
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	75.3%	332
Marco Island Academy	24.8%	306
Marco Island Charter Middle School	40.3%	295
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	77.1%	288
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	66.7%	279
Beacon High School	70.4%	243
The Phoenix Program Naples	62.6%	155
Everglades City School	22.9%	144
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	82.2%	90
Optima Classical Academy	21.8%	87
The Pace Program	92.6%	54
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	89.2%	37
New Beginnings - Naples	51.5%	33
Naples Area Teenage Parenting	78.6%	28
New Beginnings Immokalee	73.1%	26