Total enrollment
102,506
+7,579 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
126 schools in LEE
Florida · 102,524 students · 16 cities
LEE's public-school footprint covers 126 schools with combined enrollment of about 102,524 students, averaging 814 per school.
4-year change in LEE
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
115
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LEE ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #54 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102,524 | #8 of 70 | #26 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 116 | #9 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #63 of 70 | #8,401 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.8% | #37 of 70 | #4,478 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #27 of 68 | #1,312 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside LEE
State test results across the district's 94 scored schools run from FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL at 92.3% proficient to HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL at 24.3%, a gap of 68.1 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About LEE
LEE runs 126 public schools across Florida, collectively enrolling roughly 102,524 students.
In terms of grade levels, LEE comprises 62 elementary, 18 middle, 34 high schools, and 12 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, LEE runs about 814 students per school, 15% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 705.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 8%: 94,927 students in SY 2020-21 versus 102,506 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, LEE gained 1 school, going from 114 to 115.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for LEE discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.