Other / mixed grade configuration · Ft Myers, FL

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center

Federal NCES profile for Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120108006891
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Florida schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Florida.

#3 of 4
schools in Ft Myers · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
6:1
small classes for Florida
6
students enrolled

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center has class sizes smaller than 97% of Florida schools. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center ranks #3 of 4 schools in Ft Myers, FL.

School address

Enrollment

6

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-66% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center is a small combined-grade school in Ft Myers, Florida, enrolling 6 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6:1, Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center is leaner than roughly 97% of Florida schools and 66% under the state's 17.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Florida schools, with 6 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (50%) and White (33%) (diversity index 61/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 83.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 17.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Lee also operates Gateway Charter Elementary School (3,192 students) and Lehigh Senior High School (2,550 students) alongside Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center compares

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6:1 ▼ 66% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 6 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 66% below state mean
Top 3% in Florida - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
83.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,788
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 50.0%
White 33.3%
African American 16.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.1, Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lee, which includes Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center.

$10,788
Per student
-3%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.0%
State 25.0%
Federal 17.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Gateway Charter Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Lehigh Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gateway High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ida S. Baker High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
East Lee County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lee · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center

How many students attend Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center?

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center has 6 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Ft Myers, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center is 6:1, which is 66% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center?

The largest demographic group at Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center is Hispanic or Latino at 50.0% of enrollment, in Ft Myers, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center?

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center rank among schools in Ft Myers?

By Resource Investment Index, Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center ranks #3 of 4 schools in Ft Myers, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Ft Myers on the city page.

Is Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center a good school?

Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Florida schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Florida. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lee?

Besides Sw Fl Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center, Lee also operates Gateway Charter Elementary School (3,192 students), Lehigh Senior High School (2,550 students), and Gateway High School (2,343 students). See the Lee district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.