Palmetto Ridge High School

Palmetto Ridge High School is a secondary education school located near Naples, in an unincorporated census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States.[4] Palmetto Ridge High School is part of the District School Board of Collier County.

Palmetto Ridge High School
Location
1655 Victory Lane
Naples, Florida 34120

United States
Coordinates26.29565°N 81.57765°W / 26.29565; -81.57765
Information
TypePublic
Established2004[1]
School districtCollier County Public Schools
PrincipalTobin R. Walcott[2]
Faculty92.67 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,253 (2021–22)[3]
Student to teacher ratio24.31[3]
Color(s)Silver, Green, and Black
   
RivalGolden Gate High School
MascotBear
Websitehttps://www.collierschools.com/PRH

Athletics

Palmetto Ridge High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference. It lists its athletics departments as follows:[5]

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Bands
  • Marching Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphonic Winds
  • Wind Symphony
  • Symphonic Band
  • Jazz Band- 1 and 2
  • Guard- Weapon Line and Flag Line

The school's show band has received straight superiors at the Florida Bandmaster's Association Musical Performance Assessment from its opening in 2004 to the present (as of 2018), and is the first to institute a competition band for Collier County Schools. Palmetto Ridge's competition band was placed third at the FMBC State Finals in its introductory year of 2009.

Career academies

Palmetto Ridge High School has two different career academies. The goal of these programs is to help students who are interested in a certain career. Over the course of their high school education, students enrolled in the academy take several classes relating to the academy, some of which are classes specifically made for academy students.

  • Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking[6]
  • Culinary Arts Academy[7]

Clubs

Palmetto Ridge High School has many different extracurricular clubs, including:[8]

Demographics

The District School Board of Collier County web site updates each school's demographics daily. On September 3, 2019, the school's enrollment was:[9]

Male: 1108
Female: 973
Total: 2081

References
  1. Just, Brooke (November 9, 2021). "Collier County (Fla.) district begins construction on new high school". American School & University eNewsletter. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. "PRHS Principal". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. "PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  4. "Attendance Zones Effective 2009-2010 Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine", Collier County District School Board. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
    - "Orangetree CDP, Florida", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
  5. "Palmetto Ridge Activities". Retrieved September 5, 2006.
  6. "Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking". Palmetto Ridge High School. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
  7. "Culinary Arts Academy". Palmetto Ridge High School. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
  8. "Palmetto Ridge Activities". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
  9. "Palmetto Ridge High School Demographics". Collier County Public Schools. District School Board of Collier County. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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