C
Lee County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach.
Students
102,506
Schools
119
Spent per student
$12,384
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$439.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lee County School District
- School Grade C: better than 29% of Florida districts
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020
- Debt of $439.2M, about $4,285 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Estero.
PK–5Pinewoods Elementary SchoolThis district
6–821 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Estero High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,384 per student · 5% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 25%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
93,455’20
95,708’21
97,714’22
100,046’23
102,506’24
Up 9.7% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 51%White 30%Black 14%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
119 public schools.
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
C+1,937 students19:1
Sunshine Elementary School
C+1,456 students20:1
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
B1,353 students19:1
Bonita Springs Charter School
B1,287 students19:1
Mirror Lakes Elementary School
B−1,237 students17:1
Lehigh Elementary School
C+1,207 students19:1
The Alva School
B1,203 students19:1
Gulf Elementary School
A−1,193 students17:1
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School
C+1,172 students24:1
Mid Cape Global Academy
B1,145 students22:1
Skyline Elementary School
B1,141 students19:1
Harns Marsh Elementary School
C+1,103 students19:1
Amanecer Elementary School
1,072 students21:1
Diplomat Elementary School
A−1,066 students17:1
Heights Elementary School
A1,057 students19:1
Treeline Elementary School
B1,057 students17:1
Pinewoods Elementary School
A1,025 students19:1
Caloosa Elementary School
A−968 students17:1
Pelican Elementary School
B+963 students19:1
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School
C960 students24:1
Patriot Elementary School
B954 students19:1
Three Oaks Elementary School
A941 students18:1
Allen Park Elementary School
B−926 students18:1
River Hall Elementary School
C+913 students20:1
Trafalgar Elementary School
A−910 students18:1
Oasis Charter Elementary School-South
A875 students17:1
Gateway Elementary School
B839 students20:1
Hancock Creek Elementary School
B−814 students19:1
Oasis Elementary Charter School-North
A813 students16:1
Tropic Isles Elementary School
C+804 students18:1
Cape Elementary School
A−798 students20:1
Orange River Elementary School
C796 students19:1
Villas Elementary School
B−784 students14:1
Innovation Preparatory Academy of South FT. Myers
C770 students20:1
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School
B−736 students17:1
James Stephens Elementary School
D730 students20:1
Manatee Elementary School
B−728 students17:1
Rayma C. Page Elementary School
A697 students17:1
Tanglewood Elementary School
A−687 students17:1
Bayshore School
B685 students21:1
Oak Creek Charter School of Bonita Springs
C+685 students23:1
Orangewood Elementary School
B−679 students19:1
Spring Creek Elementary School
B+664 students18:1
Colonial Elementary School
C661 students15:1
San Carlos Park Elementary School
B−642 students16:1
Dr. Carrie D Robinson Littleton Elementary School
B640 students19:1
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School
B−606 students18:1
Edgewood Academy
C598 students14:1
J. Colin English Elementary School
B−530 students18:1
Tice Elementary School
C516 students17:1
Franklin Park Elementary School
D505 students21:1
Bonita Springs Elementary School
B502 students17:1
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School
B+440 students17:1
Athenian Academy Charter School
B437 students24:1
Heritage Charter Academy of Cape Coral
C−234 students
Pine Island Elementary School
B+227 students17:1
The Sanibel School
A+225 students11:1
Harlem Heights Community Charter School
D209 students17:1
The Island School
A64 students5:1
Fort Myers Beach Elementary School
A+62 students12:1
Lee County Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)
0 students
Lehigh Acres Middle School
C1,509 students22:1
Oak Hammock Middle School
C+1,242 students20:1
Diplomat Middle School
B1,097 students22:1
Three Oaks Middle School
A−1,091 students23:1
Lexington Middle School
B1,054 students20:1
Caloosa Middle School
B−1,018 students21:1
Varsity Lakes Middle School
C1,009 students22:1
Lemuel Teal Middle School
1,008 students19:1
Challenger Middle School
B+999 students19:1
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School
B999 students18:1
Trafalgar Middle School
A−962 students19:1
Harns Marsh Middle School
C−905 students18:1
Gulf Middle School
A−901 students20:1
Oasis Charter Middle School
A846 students19:1
Cypress Lake Middle School
A−768 students19:1
Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts
B706 students17:1
Mariner Middle School
B−691 students21:1
Fort Myers Middle School
D687 students21:1
Lehigh Senior High School
C2,550 students23:1
Gateway High School
C+2,343 students25:1
Ida S. Baker High School
B−2,191 students23:1
East Lee County High School
D2,129 students24:1
Cape Coral High School
B2,008 students23:1
North Fort Myers High School
A−1,938 students23:1
Riverdale High School
C1,916 students25:1
Mariner High School
C1,865 students24:1
Fort Myers High School
B1,835 students23:1
Dunbar High School
C−1,734 students22:1
South Fort Myers High School
D1,693 students23:1
Estero High School
B−1,571 students25:1
Bonita Springs High School
C+1,490 students25:1
Island Coast High School
C−1,477 students24:1
Cypress Lake High School
B−1,429 students22:1
Oasis Charter High School
A−896 students
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School
A+411 students37:1
North Nicholas High School
D353 students50:1
Island Park High School
D296 students42:1
Coronado High School
D−294 students37:1
Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy
D294 students
Palm Acres Charter High School
D−274 students69:1
Lee County Acceleration Academies
230 students
City of Palms Charter High School
D−104 students26:1
Northern Palms Charter High School
D92 students23:1
Success Academy
D−84 students5:1
Pace School for Girls
D−62 students8:1
Young Parent Education Program
D48 students5:1
Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center
D−41 students12:1
SW FL Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center
6 students6:1
Lee County Jail
4 students
Cape Coral Technical College
0 students0:1
Fort Myers Technical College
0 students0:1
Gateway Charter School
B−3,192 students27:1
Lee County Virtual Franchise
B+796 students23:1
Early Childhood Learning Services
187 students
Royal Palm Exceptional School Center
D−99 students4:1
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs
D−94 students
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center
D−60 students5:1
Lee Virtual Instruction Program
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.