MARINER HIGH SCHOOL

MARINER HIGH SCHOOL, an expansive senior high in CAPE CORAL, Florida, one of the schools within LEE, instructs 1,865 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

LEE runs 116 schools in total, collectively educating 102,524 students. MARINER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MARINER HIGH SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 37% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, MARINER HIGH SCHOOL has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 40% of students at MARINER HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MARINER HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 61.3%; MARINER HIGH SCHOOL posts 37.3%, -24.0 points below that line.

Around the school, Lee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. MARINER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARINER HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 20%: 1,551 students in 2018 compared to 1,865 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 54% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.