LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida, LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus, one of the schools within LEE. It educates 2,550 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 146% bigger than typical.

LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 116 schools operated by LEE, a district that caters to 102,524 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 28% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.1%; LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 38.9%, -15.3 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household income runs about $76,107, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), of which LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 19%: 2,134 students in 2018 compared to 2,550 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

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