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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 315 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 85.8% +0.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 315 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +5.7 pp
vs Lee County −4.4 pp Lee County: 90.3% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
+5.7 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with High school diploma or higher · percent
Fort Myers
85.8%
Lee County
90.3%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 85.8% · 2024
First value 78.5% · 2013
Highest 85.9% · 2022
Lowest 78.5% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 85.8% +0.1 pp 90.3% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 85.8% −0.1 pp 90.4% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 85.9% +0.7 pp 90.1% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 85.2% +0.7 pp 89.8% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 84.5% +1.1 pp 89.3% 88.5% —
2019estimate 83.4% +1.0 pp 88.4% 88.2% —
2018estimate 82.4% +1.8 pp 88.0% 88.0% —
2017estimate 80.6% +1.2 pp 87.3% 87.6% —
2016estimate 79.4% −0.9 pp 87.0% 87.2% —
2015estimate 80.3% +0.1 pp 87.0% 86.9% —
2014estimate 80.2% +1.7 pp 86.9% 86.5% —
2013estimate 78.5% 86.9% 86.1% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryHigh school diploma or higher
386 Immokalee 36.4%
385 Dover 45.4%
384 Wimauma 49.3%
383 Florida City 52.6%
382 Fellsmere 53.0%
381 Tice 53.3%
380 Indiantown 55.4%
379 Pahokee 58.5%
378 Belle Glade 62.7%
377 Sweetwater 63.6%
376 Goulding 64.4%
375 Masaryktown 67.8%
374 Opa-locka 68.5%
373 Mangonia Park 68.6%
372 Homestead 69.1%
371 Medley 69.5%
370 Seville 70.1%
369 South Bay 70.2%
368 Pierson 70.4%
367 Pinewood 70.5%
366 Naranja 70.9%
365 Hialeah 70.9%
364 Gladeview 71.2%
363 Brownsville 71.2%
362 Miami 72.0%
…
323 Holly Hill 79.7%
322 Hilliard 79.7%
321 Steinhatchee 80.2%
320 Fort Myers 80.2%
319 Defuniak Springs 80.2%
318 Olympia Heights 80.5%
317 Lecanto 80.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

The share of adults who finished high school.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent or more, from the survey.