📍 507 Sunshine Blvd N, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, 33971
Palm Acres Charter High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lehigh Acres, Lee County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 73.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 32%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palm Acres Charter High School enrolls 293 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 73.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 60% |
| White | 55 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 293 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 151 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palm Acres Charter High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 79.
Palm Acres Charter 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 293 students, Palm Acres Charter High School is smaller 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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