EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Set in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida, EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial secondary school, one of the schools within LEE. It educates 2,129 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 106% above typical.

LEE comprises 116 schools with combined enrollment of 102,524 students; EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 12% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.9%; actual is 28.6%, a gap of -24.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students).

Nearest neighbor: MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 2,027 students in 2018 compared to 2,129 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.