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There were 13,549 Black students enrolled in Lee County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Lee County School District welcomed 99,354 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lee County School District roughly covers 113 schools within Lee County, and has a main office in Fort Myers.

Among the 113 schools in Lee County School District, Lehigh Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 731 students.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	99,354	13,549	13.6%
2021-22	97,264	13,520	13.9%
2020-21	94,927	13,318	14%
2019-20	95,616	13,545	14.2%
2018-19	94,417	13,380	14.2%
2017-18	93,221	13,294	14.3%