LELY HIGH SCHOOL

LELY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized secondary schools in NAPLES, Florida, overseen by COLLIER, with 1,475 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 69 schools in COLLIER (48,252 students total), LELY HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LELY HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Black, 14% White. By comparison, Collier County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, LELY HIGH SCHOOL logs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting LELY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at LELY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Collier County (around 48%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LELY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.6%, the actual is 54.9%, a residual of -6.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Collier County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,045 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. LELY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Collier County (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students).

The closest other public school is PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LELY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LELY HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 1,719 students in 2018 compared to 1,475 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 50% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.