Lee
A public school district in Fort Myers, Florida, with 119 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 102,506
- Students enrolled
- 4,996.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 12,202
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,108
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 102,506 in 2024–25
- Ranks 26th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 82 in Florida. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,108 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 17% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lee spent $12,108 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,291 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,108 | $1.2 billion | 99,354 |
| FY2022 | $10,788 | $1.0 billion | 97,264 |
| FY2021 | $9,815 | $931.7 million | 94,927 |
| FY2020 | $9,527 | $910.9 million | 95,613 |
| FY2019 | $9,657 | $911.7 million | 94,410 |
| FY2018 | $9,680 | $902.3 million | 93,221 |
| FY2017 | $9,106 | $844.0 million | 92,686 |
| FY2016 | $8,877 | $810.5 million | 91,309 |
| FY2015 | $8,909 | $796.1 million | 89,364 |
| FY2014 | $8,830 | $772.0 million | 87,425 |
| FY2013 | $8,632 | $740.3 million | 85,765 |
| FY2012 | $8,433 | $707.5 million | 83,895 |
| FY2011 | $8,988 | $736.7 million | 81,967 |
| FY2010 | $8,790 | $707.5 million | 80,484 |
| FY2009 | $9,037 | $717.9 million | 79,434 |
| FY2008 | $8,706 | $701.2 million | 80,541 |
| FY2007 | $8,319 | $657.1 million | 78,981 |
| FY2006 | $7,399 | $559.6 million | 75,634 |
| FY2005 | $7,291 | $519.2 million | 71,210 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $264.3 million | 17.1% |
| State | $326.0 million | 21.1% |
| Local | $956.7 million | 61.8% |
| Total | $1.5 billion |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
119 operational schools, A to Z, 100 to a page: page 1 of 2.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LEE
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1201080
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Florida — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Florida — A to Z, each with its page.
- Florida on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
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