ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER

Set in FORT MYERS, Florida, ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER is a minimally staffed unified-grade school, run under LEE. It serves 99 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 353.

LEE runs 116 schools in total, collectively educating 102,524 students. ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER shows that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 30% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.7:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: FRANKLIN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. ROYAL PALM EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL CENTER's enrollment has decreased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 154 (now 99). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 4.7:1 in 2018 to 3.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.