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Collier County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Naples, Marco Island and Everglades.

Naples’ School Grade A− better than 83% of Florida school districts

Students
48,252
Schools
69
Spent per student
$15,064
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$70.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Collier County School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Florida districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the FL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $70.9M, about $1,468 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Naples. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Gulfview Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Naples High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency64%
State average 52.2% · 26,206 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.1% · 28,603 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 88% · 3,669 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,064 per student · 16% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 9%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
45,148’20
47,117’21
48,082’22
48,282’23
48,252’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 55%White 29%Black 12%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

69 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

Laurel Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A+
1,069 students14:1
Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A−
1,041 students17:1
Corkscrew Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A
908 students15:1
Vineyards Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A
800 students14:1
Big Cypress Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A−
796 students14:1
Sabal Palm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A−
792 students15:1
Veterans Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A
721 students14:1
Lake Trafford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Immokalee
B−
717 students15:1
Pelican Marsh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A+
677 students14:1
Calusa Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B+
670 students13:1
Sea Gate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A+
668 students15:1
Mike Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B−
655 students13:1
Eden Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Immokalee
C
646 students15:1
Palmetto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B+
645 students13:1
Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Immokalee
B+
599 students13:1
Parkside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B−
589 students14:1
Pinecrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Immokalee
B
584 students14:1
Osceola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A
572 students14:1
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B
564 students13:1
Golden Gate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
C+
528 students14:1
Village Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Immokalee
C+
511 students14:1
Lely Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B−
499 students13:1
Golden Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B
484 students14:1
Lake Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A
475 students14:1
Tommie Barfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marco Island
A+
474 students15:1
Shadowlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
C+
470 students13:1
Poinciana Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A−
468 students13:1
Naples Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
A−
384 students12:1
Lavern Gaynor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
B
366 students12:1
Avalon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
C+
363 students16:1
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Naples
C+
283 students12:1
Everglades City School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Everglades City
B+
136 students11:1
Mason Classical Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Naples
A
1,509 students15:1
Naples Classical Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Naples
846 students14:1
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Naples
B+
681 students17:1
Collier Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Naples
B−
580 students16:1
Rcma Immokalee Community Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Immokalee
B
335 students15:1
Bridgeprep Academy Collier
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Naples
C
261 students22:1
Optima Classical Academy
Other · Grades K–10 · Naples
100 students4:1
New Beginnings Immokalee
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Immokalee
C−
30 students15:1
New Beginnings - Naples
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Naples
D
37 students6:1
The Phoenix Program Naples
Other · Grades 4–12 · Naples
D
129 students11:1
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee
Other · Grades 4–12 · Immokalee
97 students
Immokalee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Immokalee
C
1,402 students20:1
Oakridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
A
1,172 students21:1
Golden Gate Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
B−
1,039 students19:1
Corkscrew Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
A−
1,013 students21:1
North Naples Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
A
909 students20:1
East Naples Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
B
875 students21:1
Cypress Palm Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
B
836 students20:1
Pine Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
A
791 students19:1
Manatee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
B
781 students19:1
Gulfview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Naples
A
556 students19:1
Marco Island Charter Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marco Island
A
277 students12:1
The Pace Program
High · Grades 6–12 · Immokalee
D−
54 students14:1
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog
High · Grades 6–12 · Immokalee
D
40 students
Naples Area Teenage Parenting
High · Grades 6–12 · Naples
29 students29:1
Collier Juvenile Detention Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Naples
16 students5:1
Palmetto Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
B−
2,054 students26:1
Immokalee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Immokalee
C−
1,990 students24:1
Golden Gate High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
C
1,867 students23:1
Gulf Coast High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
A−
1,714 students27:1
Naples High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
B−
1,535 students21:1
Aubrey Rogers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
1,496 students25:1
Lely High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
C+
1,475 students21:1
Barron Collier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
A−
1,472 students23:1
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
A+
588 students29:1
Marco Island Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Marco Island
A
298 students14:1
Beacon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Naples
D−
214 students

Left off: 6 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.