📍 14020 Plantation Rd, Fort Myers, Lee County, 33912
South Fort Myers High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Myers, Lee County. The school has 1,917 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vincent Lewis. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Fort Myers High School enrolls 1,917 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 83.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,153 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 371 | 19% |
| White | 326 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 2% |
| Asian | 26 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
957 of the school's 1,917 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 957 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.
South Fort Myers High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. 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.
South 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 1,917 students, South Fort Myers High School is larger than the district average of about 840 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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