Barron G. Collier High School is a four-year public high school located in North Naples, Collier County, Florida, United States, near Pine Ridge and about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the city of Naples.
Barron G. Collier High School | |
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Address | |
5600 Cougar Drive , Florida 34109 United States | |
Coordinates | 26°13′N 81°45.6′W / 26.217°N 81.7600°W |
Information | |
Type | Comprehensive public high school |
Motto | All Students Can Learn |
Opened | 1978 |
School district | District School Board of Collier County |
NCES School ID | 120033000357[1] |
Principal | Sean C Kinsley |
Teaching staff | 67.27 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,650 (2022-23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.53[2] |
Color(s) | Blue, grey |
Mascot | Cougar |
Rival | |
Website | collierschools |
Barron Collier was included in Newsweek's 2006 list of top U.S. high schools by Jay Mathews's Challenge Index.[5]
The school was opened in 1978 and is named after Barron Collier, an entrepreneur who founded Collier County.
Barron Collier High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference. The school's official list of sports is separated by season.[6] In 2012 and 2013, both the men and women's tennis teams won the state title.[7] In 2006 and 2008, the Cougar Varsity Girls Basketball team won the Class 5A state championship.[8] The main athletic crosstown rivals are Naples High School, Lely High School, and Gulf Coast High School.
The school is home to several extracurricular clubs. An accurate, up-to-date list is difficult to keep, as clubs are added and dropped as students graduate or lose interest. However, some of the notable clubs are: