NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE

NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE is an intermediate school of one-room-style scale in IMMOKALEE, Florida, run under COLLIER, serveing 30 students in grades 2 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE sits 96% below that benchmark.

NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE is one of 69 schools operated by COLLIER, a district that serves 48,252 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest consists of 20% Black, 17% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Collier County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE shows 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Collier County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Collier County indicate 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%. In all, Collier County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), of which NEW BEGINNINGS IMMOKALEE is one.

The closest other public school is THE PHOENIX PROGRAM-IMMOKALEE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 30 students in 2018 compared to 30 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 70% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.