Secondary Schools
Cape Coral has continuously expanded public and private school systems with high performance standards. Cape Coral is part of the Lee County School District, which is operated by the Lee County Board of Education. As of 2009, the Board of Education operated 8 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high schools in the Cape.

There are four public high schools in Cape Coral: Cape Coral High School, built in the late 1970s; Mariner High School, which opened in 1987; Ida S. Baker High School, founded in 2004 and named after one of the early principals of Cape Coral High School, which opened in 2005; and the newest, Island Coast High School, which opened its doors for the 2008, 2009 school year.

In addition, the City of Cape Coral has created a municipal charter school system consisting of two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The charter schools use the Core Knowledge and Cambridge Curricula. Since the system is public, there is no tuition. The municipal charter schools are available exclusively to children who live in Cape Coral.

Higher Education
The main campus of Florida SouthWestern State College is located immediately east of Cape Coral in Fort Myers. The college offers associate and bachelor’s degrees, plus technical training in fields such as allied health programs, computer networking & programming, business administration, paralegal, criminal justice and fire science. 2009 enrollment was more than 16,000 students on four campuses.

One of Florida’s youngest state universities, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), opened in 1997 in nearby Fort Myers and now serves more than 12,000 students. FGCU has established a Cape Coral satellite facility, which provides Cape students with a growing offering of core courses. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees, including an executive master’s program, a college of business and engineering and biotechnology programs.

Other colleges and universities serving the area are Hodges University, Southwest Florida College and Rasmussen College.

Cape Coral is also home to the Cape Coral Technical College,[29] a postsecondary educational institution operated by the Lee County public school system. It provides training in medical, computer and food-science fields. Employer-specific training, both on and off-site, is available through Business and Industry Services of Lee County which maintains an office in Cape Coral.

Libraries
Library Services include:

Cape Coral is a part of Lee County and it contains two of the thirteen branches provided by this system. This library system has over 1.5 million items available to patrons and circulates over 6 million items per year. A patron account with the Lee County Library System grants access to digital resources such as Libby, hoopla, Overdrive, Mango, and Rosetta Stone.

Cape Coral Lee County Public Library: The Cape Coral Lee County Public Library is a part of the Lee County Library System. The library is located in southwest Cape Coral and can be found at 921 S.W. 39th Terrace Cape Coral, FL 33914. In 2001, 2002, this expansion to the library opened at this location with 175,000 books, 40,000 square feet, and 60 computers. This location provides access to the system’s online catalog, e-sources, circulating materials, public computers for library card holders and visitors, meeting rooms, study rooms, printers and copiers, and a butterfly garden.

Northwest Regional Library: The Northwest regional Library is a part of the Lee County Library System. The library is located in northwest Cape Coral and can be found at 519 Chiquita Blvd. N. Cape Coral, FL 33993. This location opened on December 12, 2009. It is located between Mariner High School and Mariner Middle School. The facility is 41,000 square feet and holds over 70,000 items. This location provides access to the system’s online catalog, e-sources, circulating materials, public computers for library card holders and visitors, meeting rooms, study rooms, configurable rooms, and printers and copiers.