Fort Myers, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Fort Myers in Lee County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Fort Myers view- Population
- 95,051 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $63,732 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 16.3% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 49.1% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 45.2% White, 24.8% Hispanic, 21.9% Black, 2.0% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 21.8% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 12,766 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 4.4 violent and 10.7 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Fort Myers Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 1,849 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Fort Myers
Schools located in Fort Myers
- City Of Palms Charter High School (high school)
- Dunbar High School (high school)
- Fort Myers High School (high school)
- Fort Myers Middle School (middle school)
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School (middle school)
- Allen Park Elementary School (elementary school)
- Colonial Elementary School (elementary school)
- Coronado High School (school)
- County Wide Exceptional Child Programs (school)
- Early Childhood Learning Services (early childhood school)
- Edgewood Academy (elementary school)
- Edison Park Creative And Expressive Arts School (elementary school)
- Franklin Park Elementary School (elementary school)
- James Stephens Elementary School (elementary school)
- Lee County Jail (school)
- Lee County Virtual Franchise (school)
- Orangewood Elementary School (elementary school)
- Pace School For Girls (school)
- Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School (elementary school)
- Royal Palm Exceptional School Center (school)
- Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center (school)
- Success Academy (school)
- Tanglewood Elementary School (elementary school)
- Treeline Elementary School (elementary school)
- Young Parent Education Program (school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau