LaBelle’s public schools score below 84% of Florida districts
The public schools LaBelle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What LaBelle’s schools are like
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 90% of students still graduate on time. That’s level with the state average of 90%.
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 337 Florida towns with similar household incomes, LaBelle still scores better than just 15%. How it compares ↓
Less money per student than most
LaBelle spends 27% less per student than the state average, and each teacher has about 18 students, compared with 18 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How LaBelle compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve LaBelle.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in LaBelle
6 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What LaBelle families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near LaBelle
There’s no college in LaBelle, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Premiere International College in Fort Myers, 26 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of LaBelle. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.