State/Public High Open

Fort Myers High School

๐Ÿ“ 2635 Cortez Blvd, Fort Myers, Lee County, 33901

1,902
Pupils
22.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fort Myers High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Myers, Lee County. The school has 1,902 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lee
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Fort Myers High School enrolls 1,902 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.

Male students
971 (51%)
Female students
931 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
83.3
Student-teacher ratio
22.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White86445%
Hispanic or Latino46825%
Black or African American39921%
Asian1156%
Two or more races492.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native6<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

617 of the school's 1,902 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 617 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12

Fort Myers High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 78.

School district: LEE

Fort Myers High School is one of 122 schools in LEE, based in FORT MYERS, Florida. The district serves 102,506 students district-wide and employs 4,977 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,902 students, Fort Myers High School is larger than the district average of about 840 students per school.

102,506
District students
122
Schools
4,977
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
000728
IB since
01 August 1993
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

65%
Reading proficient
44%
Math proficient
98%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (17) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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