FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL

As a rural-scale high school in PUNTA GORDA, Florida, FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL serves 356 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within CHARLOTTE. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 66% leaner than typical.

CHARLOTTE comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 16,997 students; FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Charlotte County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 44.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Charlotte County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.1%; this one delivers 79.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Charlotte County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,952 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Charlotte County (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students).

The closest other public school is PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE 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. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 6%, going from 377 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 37.7:1 in 2018 to 44.5:1 today.

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