Five facts regarding Collier County Schools’ 24–25 school year
What is the date of the first and last day of school in Collier County?
Students return to school on Tuesday, August 13.
The Collier 2024–25 school year ends May 30, 2025, according to a recent article by Kendall Little of Naples Daily News.
When do Collier students have time off for the holidays?
- September 2: Labor Day
- October 3: Professional Development Day
- October 18: Teacher Planning Day
- November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break
- December 23-31: Winter Break
- January 1-3: New Year’s Break
- January 6: Teacher Planning Day
- January 20: MLK Day
- February 17: President’s Day
- March: 10-14: Spring Break
- March 17: Teacher Planning Day
- April 18: No school
- May 26: Memorial Day
Who are the new school leaders at Collier?
It’s the first year that eight elementary schools and one high school have a new principal.
Which schools will give away breakfast and lunch for free?
Because of the Community Eligibility Provision, these schools will still get free breakfast and lunch.
ELEMENTARY
- Avalon Elementary
- Calusa Park Elementary
- Eden Park Elementary
- Golden Gate Elementary
- Golden Terrace Elementary
- Herbert Cambridge Elementary
- Highlands Elementary
- Lely Elementary
- Lavern Gaynor Elementary
- Lake Trafford Elementary
- Manatee Elementary
- Mike Davis Elementary
- Palmetto Elementary
- Parkside Elementary
- Pinecrest Elementary
- Shadowlawn Elementary
- Village Oaks Elementary
- Alternative School
- Everglades City School
MIDDLE
- East Naples Middle
- Golden Gate Middle
- Immokalee Middle
- Manatee Middle
- Alternative School
- Everglades City School
HIGH
- Golden Gate High
- Immokalee High
- Lely High
- Alternative School
- Everglades City School
If your school wasn’t on the list, it will go back to a paid lunch system where kids in elementary school pay $2.50 and kids in middle school and high school pay $2.75 per lunch.
Where do the school buses go in Collier?
Parents and guardians can track their child’s bus in Collier County schools using the WheresTheBus app on their phones.
You can also find bus schedules online.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News