Lack of affordable housing slowly becoming a threat to public education in Collier County

Author: Samantha Roesler, Gulfshore Business
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More than 3,000 Collier County Public Schools instructional employees either began or continued their teaching careers last week at the start of the 2023-24 school year.  

The school district offered the second-highest starting salary in Florida last year and provided teachers with three bonuses. Despite the above-average paycheck for a Florida teacher, CCPS still has 170 vacancies, while almost 40% of the district’s teachers commute from outside of Collier County.  

As rents skyrocket in the area, a lack of affordable housing in the county could lead to even more teaching vacancies.

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