The School District of Lee County manages

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Lee County, Florida Lee County is located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, the population was 760,822. The county seat is Fort Myers (with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census), and the largest city is Cape Coral with an esti ...

. As of the 2019–20 school year, there were 95,647 students attending 119 schools in the district, which had an operating budget of $1.327 billion. The District school choice system is an open-enrollment system for school assignments and goes through the Student Assignment Office. A lottery process is used to assign students to schools when the number of applicants for a school exceeds the number of available seats. Students’ applications are assigned random numbers to determine the order in which their applications will be considered in the assignment process.

Integration

While

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outlawed segregated public schools in 1954, Lee County opted to ignore the ruling. In 1964, a student named Rosalind Blalock attempted to enroll in

Fort Myers High School Fort Myers Senior High School (also known as "FMHS") is a public school in Fort Myers, Florida. It was opened October 19, 1911, making it one of the oldest schools in the state of Florida, and the oldest in Lee County. It is managed by the Lee C ...

, but was denied admission to the whites-only school. A court case filed on her behalf by the NAACP resulted in a court order that forced Lee County to begin integrating the public schools. Prior to that time, Lee maintained a system that was separate but not equal for minority students. The district proceeded, first by integrating the teachers, then the elementary schools, and finally the high schools. In 1969, traditionally black Dunbar High School was closed, and students were reassigned to various white high schools around the county. The situation was often tense, with a riot breaking out at Fort Myers High School, and administrators at Fort Myers High School pretended not to recognize a black coach, causing police officers to send attack dogs after him. The court order stayed in place for 35 years, and many of its measures are still in place today.

Post-secondary

Fort Myers Technical College
Cape Coral Technical College

High schools

* Bonita Springs High School * Cape Coral High School *

Cypress Lake High School Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts is a secondary school located in Fort Myers, Florida. Cypress Lake High School is a high school in the South Zone specializing in five arts programs: Music, Dance, Media, Theatre, and Visual arts. Cyp ...

* Dunbar High School * East Lee County High School *

Estero High School Estero High School is a public high school located in Estero, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lee County School District and opened in 1987. The total enrollment is about 1,667 students. Its mascot is the Wildcat. Estero High School ...

Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to th ...

Fort Myers Senior High School Fort Myers Senior High School (also known as "FMHS") is a public school in Fort Myers, Florida. It was opened October 19, 1911, making it one of the oldest schools in the state of Florida, and the oldest in Lee County. It is managed by the Lee C ...

* Gateway High School * Gateway Charter High School * Ida S. Baker High School *

Island Coast High School Island Coast High School is located in Cape Coral, Florida. It is one of four high schools in the city of Cape Coral and is also a part of the Lee County School District. Total enrollment is 1,615 students as of July 2018. It is the newest high ...

Lehigh Senior High School Lehigh Senior High School is located in Lehigh Acres, Florida, a suburb of Fort Myers. It is one of the largest high schools in Lee County. The current principal is Jackie Corey. It is part of the Lee County School District. Lehigh currently has ...

* Mariner High School *

North Fort Myers High School North Fort Myers High School (commonly called "North" or "North High") is an American 9-12 high school located in North Fort Myers, Florida. It is the official center for the arts and media for the West Zone in Lee County, Florida, Lee County's Sch ...

Oasis High School Oasis High School is a municipal charter school belonging to and located in Cape Coral, Florida. It is one of 4 schools that are part of the City of Cape Coral Charter School Authority, alongside 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. Oasis Hi ...

* Riverdale High School *

South Fort Myers High School South Fort Myers High School is a high school in Southern Fort Myers, Florida that is part of the Lee County School District. Dual enrollment Dual Enrollment & Early College Admissions: Students have the opportunity to take advantage of taking cr ...

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Middle schools

* Alva Middle School * Bonita Springs Middle School * Caloosa Middle School * Challenger Middle School * Cypress Lake Middle School * Diplomat Middle School * Fort Myers Middle Academy * Gateway Charter School * Gulf Middle School * Harns Marsh Middle School * Lee Middle School * Lehigh Acres Middle School * Lexington Middle School * Mariner Middle School * North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts K-8 * Oak Hammock Middle School * Oasis Middle School * Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School * Six Mile Charter Academy * The Sanibel School K-8 * Three Oaks Middle School * Trafalgar Middle School * Varsity Lakes Middle School * Veterans Park Academy for the Arts

Elementary schools

* Allen Park Elementary * Alva Elementary * Bayshore Elementary * Bonita Springs Elementary * Caloosa Elementary * Cape Elementary * Colonial Elementary * Diplomat Elementary * Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary * Edgewood Academy * Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School * Fort Myers Beach Elementary * Franklin Park Magnet * G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School * Gateway Charter School * Gateway Elementary * Gulf Elementary * Hancock Creek Elementary * Harns Marsh Elementary * Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. Elementary * Heights Elementary * J. Colin English Elementary * James Stephens International Academy * Lehigh Elementary * Manatee Elementary * Mirror Lakes Elementary * North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts K-8 * Oasis Elementary North * Oasis Elementary South * Orange River Elementary * Orangewood Elementary * Patriot Elementary * Pelican Elementary * Pine Island Elementary * Pinewoods Elementary * Ray V. Pottorf Elementary * Rayma C. Page Elementary * River Hall Elementary * San Carlos Park Elementary * Skyline Elementary * Spring Creek Elementary * Sunshine Elementary * Tanglewood/Riverside Elementary * The Sanibel School K-8 * Three Oaks Elementary * Tice Elementary * Tortuga Preserve Elementary * Trafalgar Elementary * Treeline Elementary * Tropic Isles Elementary * Veterans Park Academy for the Arts K-8 * Villas Elementary

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:School District Of Lee County (Florida) Lee County Education in Lee County, Florida