Editing Hendry County, Florida (section)

==Education==
The [[School Board of Hendry County]] (SBHC) oversees public primary and secondary education for students in Hendry County. The SBHC maintains six elementary schools, with three each in Clewiston and LaBelle, and two middle schools, with one in Clewiston and the other in LaBelle. The county has two high schools &ndash; [[Clewiston High School]] and [[LaBelle High School]]. Additionally, the SBHC operates the Montura Early Learning Center, a Pre-K learning institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hendry-schools.org/domain/137|title=Our Schools|publisher=School Board of Hendry County|accessdate=September 14, 2021|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914072740/https://www.hendry-schools.org/domain/137|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is also a tribal school affiliated with the [[Bureau of Indian Education]] (BIE), [[Ahfachkee School]] at the [[Big Cypress Indian Reservation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seminolewarriors.net/domain/121|title=History|publisher=Ahfachkee School|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref>

The Clewiston Public Library in Clewiston, the Harlem Library, also in Clewiston and the Barron Library in Labelle, all make up the Hendry County Library Cooperative.<ref name="hendrylibraries.org"/> The Clewiston Public Library, now known as the Harry T. Vaughn Library, came about in 1941 when the mayor at the time, asked the Garden Club to organize a library. They enlisted the help of a librarian from the Moore Haven High School to cataloged all the books and then prepared to open the library to the public. In 1967, the library moved to its permanent location, and in 1992, it was added to through funding from state and federal grants, the City of Clewiston, Hendry County, $100,000 from U.S. Sugar, and $57,510 from private donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clewiston-fl.gov/department/index.php?structureid=8|title=Library|publisher=City of Clewiston, Florida|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref> The mission of the cooperative, as taken from their website, is this: "The mission of the Hendry County Library Cooperative is to provide its citizens with access to materials and information for work, school, and personal life that are both educational and entertaining".<ref name="hendrylibraries.org">{{cite web|url=http://hendrylibraries.org|title=About the Library System|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref>

Few post-secondary institutions exist in Hendry County. [[Florida SouthWestern State College]] has an outreach program campus in LaBelle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fsw.edu/hendryglades|title=FSW Hendry/Glades Curtis Center|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref> Neighboring [[Collier County, Florida|Collier]] and [[Lee County, Florida|Lee]] counties have several colleges and universities, including [[Ave Maria University]] in [[Ave Maria, Florida|Ave Maria]] and campuses of [[Barry University]], Florida SouthWestern State College, [[Keiser University]], and [[Rasmussen University]] in [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swfleda.com/colleges-universities/|title=Colleges & Universities in Southwest FL|publisher=Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance|accessdate=September 14, 2021|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914072740/https://www.swfleda.com/colleges-universities/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In western [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]], a campus of [[Palm Beach State College]] is located in [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachstate.edu/locations/belle-glade/default.aspx|title=Belle Glade Campus|publisher=[[Palm Beach State College]]|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref>