Barron Collier High School
5600 Cougar Drive, Naples, FL, 34109-5903 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Barron Collier High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Collier County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1998 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 97 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 509 students
Grade 10 - 508 students
Grade 11 - 488 students
Grade 12 - 493 students
This School
(FL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(FL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 18% 18%
% Black 2% 26%
% White 79% 52%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 7% 26%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Collier County School District
This School's Agency
(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 62 24
Number of Students Managed 44,015 students 15,852 students
District Total Revenue $469,117,000 $150,286,000
District Expenditure $427,262,000 $148,035,000
District Revenue / Student $10,658 $9,481
District Expenditure / Student $9,707 $9,339
District Graduation Rates 80% 90%
In the News:
  • Barron Collier defensive coach arrested on warrant charging domestic battery. Mistaken identity? (Naples Daily News)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 01:22:00 pm
    NAPLES —A Barron Collier High School football coach has been placed on leave following his arrest on a warrant out of Jacksonville, charging him with domestic battery.But the team's head coach says it is a case of mistaken identity and the wrong person was arrested.Johnny Drummond Smith , 38, was arrested Monday by Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a fugitive from justice warrant out ...
  • Prep football: Barron Collier-South Fort Myers live chat, live video (Naples Daily News)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:58:00 pm
    NAPLES —The Barron Collier Cougars and the South Fort Myers Wolfpack will battle it out in the first-round Class 3A playoff game Friday night and the Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com will be bringing the game to you live.Visit naplesnews.com starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday for live streaming video and a live chat with Daily News prep sports reporter Adam Fisher from the game.Kickoff at Barron ...
  • Barron Collier High student charged with possession of brass knuckles, marijuana (Naples Daily News)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:48:00 pm
    A smell of marijuana got the attention of a teacher and led to a Barron Collier High teen going to jail.But it was black brass knuckles deputies found during the search of 18-year-old Jose L. Yanez’ belongings on Monday that really got the teen in trouble.Yanez, of the 700 block of 108th Ave. N., North Naples was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a weapon on ...
  • Sports News for Kids: Naples Gators have a rough Saturday (Naples Daily News)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
    The Naples Gators Youth Football League lost a chance to have four teams in championship games on Saturday, losing their pee wee and 75-pound games in Miami.Key Biscayne jumped out early 7-0 over the Gators Pee Wee team before the Gators added a touchdown run by Jeremiah Dervil right before halftime to close the gap to 7-6. Key Biscayne scored two third quarter touchdowns to make the score 19-6 ...
  • Prep football: Barron Collier playoff tickets available to public starting Wednesday (Naples Daily News)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 04:27:00 am
    NAPLES —Barron Collier High School football season-ticket holders may pick up tickets for the Cougars' first-round Class 3A playoff game on Monday and Tuesday for $8.The Cougars will play South Fort Myers on Friday at 7:30 p.m.Unclaimed reserved tickets will be made available to the general public on Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Commons area of the school. General admission ...
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School Notes:
  • Barron G. Collier High School four-year (grades 9-12) high school located at 5600 Cougar Drive in unincorporated Collier County, Florida, United States, northeast of the city of Naples.
  • Collier was included in Newsweek's 2006 list of top U.S. high schools by Jay Mathews's Challenge Index..
  • History
  • The school opened its doors to the first wave of students in 1978 as the third high school in the area, with the first senior class graduating in Spring 1979.
  • Principals
  • 1978-1996 Paul Manley
  • 1996-1998 Toni Eubank
  • 1998-2004 Raymond Baker - Former Superintendent
  • 2004-2007 Ron Miller
  • 2007-2008 Gary Brown
  • 2008-2009 Tim Kutz
  • Athletics
  • 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. In 2006 and 2008, the Barron Collier Cougars Varsity Girls Basketball won the Class 5A state championship. The main athletic crosstown rivals are Naples High School, Lely High School, and Gulf Coast High School.
  • Fall sports
  • Cross Country
  • Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Football
  • Junior Varsity and Varsity Cheerleading
  • Boys and Girls Golf Team
  • Swimming
  • Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball
  • Winter sports
  • Boys and Girls Basketball
  • Boys and Girls Soccer
  • Boys and Girls Lacrosse
  • Field Hockey
  • Wrestling
  • Spring sports
  • Varsity and Junior Varsity Baseball
  • Boys and Girls Lacrosse
  • Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball
  • Boys and Girls Tennis
  • Track
  • Boys Varsity Ice Hockey
  • Bands:
  • Marching Band
  • (Drum line, weapon line, flag line and dance team)
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphonic Band
  • Concert Band
  • Jazz Band
  • Scottish Unit (with Highland Dancers)
  • Winter Guard- Weapon Line and Flag Line
  • Dance Team/ Dance Line
  • Clubs
  • Barron G. Collier High School is home to many different 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:
  • JROTC (including Drill Team, Raiders Team, Rifle Team, Color Guard, Honor Guard)
  • DECA
  • Key Club
  • Model United Nations
  • Mu Alpha Theta
  • National Honor Society
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Campus
  • The main BCHS campus consists of a large building with a small courtyard towards the east side of the building. Most of the building is on a single level; however there are several classrooms on a second floor above the media center.An auxiliary building contains the ROTC classrooms. The school also includes computer labs, two gymnasiums, a football stadium, a cafeteria with patio, a media center, a TV production studio, darkrooms, and an auditorium. As of the start of the 2008-2009 school year, the interior hallways have been painted to establish a color coding system.
  • Also located on the same plot of land is the School District Administrative Building and Osceola Elementary school.
  • Recognition
  • Ranked as an 'A' school based on FCAT scores
  • Girls Basketball State Champions, 2006 and 2008
  • Wrestling State Champions, 2008
  • Football District Champions back to back in 2007 and 2008
  • Alumni
  • Chris Resop - Pitcher with the Florida Marlins and later the Los Angeles Angels
  • Haley Bennett - Actress
  • Courtney Hansen - Actress, television personality, syndicated columnist, and model.
  • Anthony Herrera - Professional football player with the Minnesota Vikings
  • Andy Stickel - Bass player for modern rock band 7 Blue Skies http://www.eklectrikmusic.com/7-blue-skies/index.phphttp://www.myspace.com/7blueskies
  • Images
  • Image:BCHS-halls.jpg|Interior of campus in 2001Image:BCHS-science.JPG|Mural in hallway near science wingImage:01IMG_9716GirlsVarBBTeam_0 copy.jpg|Girls State Champions 2008
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School Zip (34109)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 17,911 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 46% 27%
Population Average Age 45 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $52,591 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 13 years old 32 years old
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