School District of Lee County, Florida
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| School District of Lee County |
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| Lee County, Florida |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Ken Savage |
| # of school board members: 7 |
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The School District of Lee County, also called the Lee County School District, is a school district in Florida.
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Superintendent[edit]
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Ken Savage is the interim superintendent of the School District of Lee County. Savage was appointed superintendent on June 15, 2021. Savage's previous career experience includes being the chief operations officer for the district, working in the executive leadership cabinet for the Florida Office of the Chancellor K-12 Public Schools, and being a school principal.[1]
Past superintendents[edit]
- Gregory K. Adkins was the superintendent of the School District of Lee County from 2015 to 2021. Adkins' previous career experience includes working as the chief operations officer and chief human resources officer of the district.[2]
- Nancy Graham was the superintendent of the School District of Lee County from 2013 to 2015. Graham's previous career experience included working as a principal and school/district administrator in the district.[3][4]
School board elections[edit]
The School District of Lee County school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Five members are elected by district and two members are elected at large.[5][6]
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Election dates[edit]
Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.[5]
A primary election was scheduled for August 18, 2020. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.
Public participation in board meetings[edit]
The School District of Lee County school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]
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Budget[edit]
From 1993 to 2013, the Lee County school district had an average of $591,517,238 in revenue and $606,294,286 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $374,676,810 in outstanding debt. The district retired $18,237,524 of its debt and issued $41,504,095 in new debt each year on average.[9]
Revenue[edit]
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $188,883,000 | 67.53% | $71,352,000 | 25.51% | $19,453,000 | 6.96% | $279,688,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $192,999,000 | 64.30% | $88,876,000 | 29.61% | $18,261,000 | 6.08% | $300,136,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $205,214,000 | 63.86% | $96,896,000 | 30.15% | $19,260,000 | 5.99% | $321,370,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $208,060,000 | 62.71% | $104,005,000 | 31.35% | $19,719,000 | 5.94% | $331,784,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $221,686,000 | 60.55% | $120,709,000 | 32.97% | $23,732,000 | 6.48% | $366,127,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $229,440,000 | 60.47% | $123,728,000 | 32.61% | $26,256,000 | 6.92% | $379,424,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $242,858,000 | 58.91% | $139,568,000 | 33.85% | $29,827,000 | 7.24% | $412,253,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $258,093,000 | 59.46% | $144,207,000 | 33.22% | $31,794,000 | 7.32% | $434,094,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $277,057,000 | 59.94% | $148,662,000 | 32.16% | $36,503,000 | 7.90% | $462,222,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $284,711,000 | 60.76% | $140,976,000 | 30.09% | $42,858,000 | 9.15% | $468,545,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $328,225,000 | 65.35% | $127,848,000 | 25.45% | $46,188,000 | 9.20% | $502,261,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $431,659,000 | 67.41% | $155,622,000 | 24.30% | $53,026,000 | 8.28% | $640,307,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $464,125,000 | 68.77% | $150,904,000 | 22.36% | $59,838,000 | 8.87% | $674,867,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $583,411,000 | 73.23% | $148,090,000 | 18.59% | $65,221,000 | 8.19% | $796,722,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $688,122,000 | 68.59% | $248,485,000 | 24.77% | $66,646,000 | 6.64% | $1,003,253,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $693,194,000 | 70.71% | $220,143,000 | 22.45% | $67,054,000 | 6.84% | $980,391,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $626,431,000 | 72.99% | $160,653,000 | 18.72% | $71,100,000 | 8.28% | $858,184,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $543,749,000 | 66.15% | $162,118,000 | 19.72% | $116,122,000 | 14.13% | $821,989,000 |
| 2011 | $491,541,000 | 59.42% | $193,442,000 | 23.38% | $142,228,000 | 17.19% | $827,211,000 |
| 2012 | $474,264,000 | 61.99% | $199,089,000 | 26.02% | $91,712,000 | 11.99% | $765,065,000 |
| 2013 | $461,760,000 | 58.01% | $241,823,000 | 30.38% | $92,386,000 | 11.61% | $795,969,000 |
| Avg. | $385,499,143 | 64.34% | $151,771,238 | 27.03% | $54,246,857 | 8.63% | $591,517,238 |
Expenditures[edit]
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $118,829,000 | 37.15% | $106,802,000 | 33.39% | $78,356,000 | 24.50% | $9,928,000 | 3.10% | $5,947,000 | 1.86% | $319,862,000 |
| 1994 | $128,408,000 | 33.60% | $117,123,000 | 30.65% | $118,358,000 | 30.97% | $11,475,000 | 3.00% | $6,772,000 | 1.77% | $382,136,000 |
| 1995 | $137,470,000 | 38.62% | $126,372,000 | 35.50% | $71,545,000 | 20.10% | $12,321,000 | 3.46% | $8,248,000 | 2.32% | $355,956,000 |
| 1996 | $149,104,000 | 45.53% | $128,054,000 | 39.10% | $30,791,000 | 9.40% | $12,335,000 | 3.77% | $7,186,000 | 2.19% | $327,470,000 |
| 1997 | $164,108,000 | 45.15% | $132,696,000 | 36.51% | $46,654,000 | 12.84% | $12,103,000 | 3.33% | $7,881,000 | 2.17% | $363,442,000 |
| 1998 | $172,966,000 | 44.71% | $136,126,000 | 35.18% | $59,125,000 | 15.28% | $12,644,000 | 3.27% | $6,033,000 | 1.56% | $386,894,000 |
| 1999 | $182,846,000 | 46.13% | $146,662,000 | 37.00% | $48,122,000 | 12.14% | $11,374,000 | 2.87% | $7,385,000 | 1.86% | $396,389,000 |
| 2000 | $177,656,000 | 44.05% | $147,463,000 | 36.56% | $60,522,000 | 15.01% | $11,441,000 | 2.84% | $6,260,000 | 1.55% | $403,342,000 |
| 2001 | $192,098,000 | 46.21% | $162,397,000 | 39.06% | $43,255,000 | 10.40% | $10,687,000 | 2.57% | $7,291,000 | 1.75% | $415,728,000 |
| 2002 | $200,488,000 | 45.92% | $166,606,000 | 38.16% | $51,438,000 | 11.78% | $10,571,000 | 2.42% | $7,522,000 | 1.72% | $436,625,000 |
| 2003 | $215,676,000 | 45.66% | $176,398,000 | 37.34% | $55,938,000 | 11.84% | $13,727,000 | 2.91% | $10,648,000 | 2.25% | $472,387,000 |
| 2004 | $250,059,000 | 38.74% | $207,517,000 | 32.15% | $158,454,000 | 24.55% | $18,149,000 | 2.81% | $11,301,000 | 1.75% | $645,480,000 |
| 2005 | $281,645,000 | 34.84% | $237,533,000 | 29.38% | $252,854,000 | 31.27% | $23,010,000 | 2.85% | $13,464,000 | 1.67% | $808,506,000 |
| 2006 | $314,798,000 | 38.06% | $244,844,000 | 29.61% | $228,017,000 | 27.57% | $24,867,000 | 3.01% | $14,497,000 | 1.75% | $827,023,000 |
| 2007 | $372,468,000 | 37.88% | $284,609,000 | 28.95% | $282,468,000 | 28.73% | $27,249,000 | 2.77% | $16,438,000 | 1.67% | $983,232,000 |
| 2008 | $400,007,000 | 42.29% | $301,146,000 | 31.83% | $201,699,000 | 21.32% | $26,315,000 | 2.78% | $16,805,000 | 1.78% | $945,972,000 |
| 2009 | $430,354,000 | 48.01% | $287,529,000 | 32.08% | $138,321,000 | 15.43% | $25,501,000 | 2.85% | $14,598,000 | 1.63% | $896,303,000 |
| 2010 | $423,448,000 | 50.63% | $284,004,000 | 33.96% | $91,229,000 | 10.91% | $23,406,000 | 2.80% | $14,216,000 | 1.70% | $836,303,000 |
| 2011 | $446,112,000 | 54.11% | $290,606,000 | 35.25% | $50,979,000 | 6.18% | $22,550,000 | 2.74% | $14,184,000 | 1.72% | $824,431,000 |
| 2012 | $422,929,000 | 49.62% | $284,522,000 | 33.38% | $105,594,000 | 12.39% | $20,468,000 | 2.40% | $18,834,000 | 2.21% | $852,347,000 |
| 2013 | $447,962,000 | 52.56% | $292,339,000 | 34.30% | $76,780,000 | 9.01% | $19,168,000 | 2.25% | $16,103,000 | 1.89% | $852,352,000 |
| Avg. | $268,068,143 | 43.78% | $202,921,333 | 34.25% | $107,166,619 | 17.22% | $17,109,000 | 2.89% | $11,029,190 | 1.85% | $606,294,286 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
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| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $5,408,000 | $86,457,000 | $184,813,000 |
| 1994 | $9,061,000 | $45,518,000 | $221,564,000 |
| 1995 | $12,229,000 | $2,400,000 | $211,091,000 |
| 1996 | $12,153,000 | $61,665,000 | $203,502,000 |
| 1997 | $12,486,000 | $45,315,000 | $235,188,000 |
| 1998 | $16,968,000 | $21,320,000 | $239,261,000 |
| 1999 | $17,090,000 | $59,043,000 | $231,522,000 |
| 2000 | $16,895,000 | $21,000 | $215,535,000 |
| 2001 | $15,913,000 | $15,309,000 | $215,107,000 |
| 2002 | $18,556,000 | $555,000 | $197,106,000 |
| 2003 | $16,653,000 | $84,000,000 | $264,839,000 |
| 2004 | $18,500,000 | $208,775,000 | $461,489,000 |
| 2005 | $20,090,000 | $109,800,000 | $553,708,000 |
| 2006 | $24,440,000 | $94,790,000 | $624,961,000 |
| 2007 | $23,075,000 | $3,451,000 | $605,090,000 |
| 2008 | $24,291,000 | $0 | $580,604,000 |
| 2009 | $25,623,000 | $6,307,000 | $561,411,000 |
| 2010 | $26,944,000 | $0 | $534,149,000 |
| 2011 | $19,652,000 | $26,860,000 | $532,790,000 |
| 2012 | $24,135,000 | $0 | $508,655,000 |
| 2013 | $22,826,000 | $0 | $485,828,000 |
| Avg. | $18,237,524 | $41,504,095 | $374,676,810 |
Teacher salaries[edit]
The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
| Year | Minimum |
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| 2021-2022[10] | $47,300 |
| 2020-2021 | $47,300 |
Academic performance[edit]
Proficiency assessments[edit]
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]
Mathematics[edit]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[12]
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) |
Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) |
Two or More Races (%) |
White (%) |
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| 2018-2019 | 58 | 83 | 41 | 52 | 70-74 | 62 | 69 |
| 2017-2018 | 57 | 80 | 38 | 50 | 60-64 | 61 | 68 |
| 2016-2017 | 53 | 79 | 35 | 47 | 55-59 | 56 | 64 |
| 2015-2016 | 51 | 76 | 32 | 45 | 60-64 | 54 | 62 |
| 2014-2015 | 52 | 76 | 34 | 46 | 50-54 | N/A | 61 |
| 2013-2014 | 60 | 83 | 42 | 55 | 60-64 | N/A | 70 |
| 2012-2013 | 58 | 80 | 39 | 52 | 60-64 | N/A | 68 |
| 2011-2012 | 57 | 79 | 37 | 51 | 55-59 | N/A | 67 |
| 2010-2011 | 70 | 84 | 50 | 65 | 70-74 | N/A | 78 |
Reading/language arts[edit]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[12]
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) |
Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) |
Two or More Races (%) |
White (%) |
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| 2018-2019 | 54 | 74 | 38 | 46 | 65-69 | 60 | 66 |
| 2017-2018 | 53 | 74 | 37 | 45 | 60-64 | 60 | 65 |
| 2016-2017 | 52 | 72 | 35 | 44 | 60-64 | 58 | 65 |
| 2015-2016 | 51 | 70 | 33 | 43 | 65-69 | 57 | 63 |
| 2014-2015 | 53 | 73 | 33 | 45 | 55-59 | N/A | 65 |
| 2013-2014 | 59 | 75 | 39 | 51 | 55-59 | N/A | 70 |
| 2012-2013 | 59 | 74 | 40 | 51 | 55-59 | N/A | 69 |
| 2011-2012 | 58 | 72 | 38 | 50 | 60-64 | N/A | 68 |
| 2010-2011 | 63 | 74 | 45 | 57 | 60-64 | N/A | 72 |
Graduation rates[edit]
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[12][13]
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) |
Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) |
Two or More Races (%) |
White (%) |
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| 2017-2018 | 83 | 90-94 | 79 | 78 | ≥50 | 75-79 | 88 |
| 2016-2017 | 79 | 90-94 | 73 | 75 | ≥50 | 80-84 | 83 |
| 2015-2016 | 78 | 90-94 | 68 | 73 | ≥50 | 80-84 | 83 |
| 2014-2015 | 75 | 90-94 | 65 | 71 | ≥50 | 75-79 | 79 |
| 2013-2014 | 75 | 90-94 | 66 | 70 | ≥50 | N/A | 80 |
| 2012-2013 | 74 | ≥95 | 61 | 72 | 60-79 | N/A | 79 |
| 2011-2012 | 72 | 90-94 | 57 | 67 | ≥50 | N/A | 77 |
| 2010-2011 | 69 | 80-84 | 54 | 64 | 40-59 | N/A | 75 |
Student enrollment[edit]
| Year[14] | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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| 2018-2019 | 94,410 | 1.3 |
| 2017-2018 | 93,221 | 0.6 |
| 2016-2017 | 92,686 | 1.5 |
| 2015-2016 | 91,309 | 2.2 |
| 2014-2015 | 89,364 | 2.2 |
| 2013-2014 | 87,425 | 1.9 |
| 2012-2013 | 85,765 | 2.2 |
| 2011-2012 | 83,895 | 2.4 |
| 2010-2011 | 81,967 | 1.8 |
| 2009-2010 | 80,484 | 1.3 |
| 2008-2009 | 79,434 | -1.4 |
| 2007-2008 | 80,541 | 2.0 |
| 2006-2007 | 78,981 | 4.4 |
| 2005-2006 | 75,634 | 6.7 |
| 2004-2005 | 70,871 | 7.1 |
| 2003-2004 | 66,203 | 5.1 |
| 2002-2003 | 63,001 | 3.9 |
| 2001-2002 | 60,646 | 3.9 |
| 2000-2001 | 58,369 | 4.0 |
| 1999-2000 | 56,109 | 2.4 |
| 1998-1999 | 54,779 | 1.8 |
| 1997-1998 | 53,789 | 2.8 |
| 1996-1997 | 52,317 | 3.2 |
| 1995-1996 | 50,676 | 0.6 |
| 1994-1995 | 50,365 | 6.3 |
| 1993-1994 | 47,390 | 2.8 |
| 1992-1993 | 46,078 | 4.0 |
| 1991-1992 | 44,298 | 2.4 |
| 1990-1991 | 43,240 | 6.6 |
| 1989-1990 | 40,569 | 3.3 |
| 1988-1989 | 39,264 | 4.1 |
| 1987-1988 | 37,708 | 6.8 |
| 1986-1987 | 35,309 | - |
About the district[edit]
School District of Lee County is located in Lee County, Florida. It is classified as a large suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 94,410 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 121 schools.[15]
During the 2018-2019 school year, 48.7% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 11.1% were English language learners, and 12.2% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[16]
| Racial Demographics, 2018-2019 | ||
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| Race | School District of Lee County (%) | Florida K-12 students (%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Black | 14.2 | 21.9 |
| Hispanic | 42.5 | 33.9 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| White | 38.5 | 37.4 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Contact information[edit]
Lee County School District
2855 Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33966
Phone: 239-334-1102
See also[edit]
| Florida | School Board Elections | News and Analysis |
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External links[edit]
- Search Google News for this topic
- Lee County Public Schools
- Florida School Boards Association
- Florida Department of Education
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ News-Press, "Lee schools taps chief operations officer as interim leader during superintendent search," June 14, 2021
- ↑ The School District of Lee County, "Superintendent," accessed November 8, 2019
- ↑ Fort Myers News-Press, "Lee County superintendent Nancy Graham resigns," September 11, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Nancy J Graham, Ed.D.," accessed November 8, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Online Sunshine, "The 2020 Florida Statutes: 1001.35 - Term of office," accessed April 27, 2021
- ↑ School District of Lee County, "Board Policy: School Board Membership," accessed July 22, 2021
- ↑ School District of Lee County, "Board Policy: Board Meetings," accessed July 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ School District of Lee County, "Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the School Board of Lee County and the Teachers Association of Lee County," accessed July 22, 2021
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
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