CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 2830 WINKLER AVE STE 201, in FORT MYERS, Florida, CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus that serves 104 students (grades 9 through 12), run under LEE. Enrollment runs roughly 90% smaller than the state mean of about 1,035.

Within LEE, which oversees 116 schools and 102,524 students, CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Black, 11% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Lee County's rate of about 48%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LEE COUNTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 41%: 176 students in 2018 compared to 104 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 37% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 29.3:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 today.

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