The graduating class of 2010 has earned millions of dollars in scholarships and will be attending colleges, universities and technical centers across the United States, officials at the Lee County School District said today.

Early data show that the Class of 2010 earned $41.1 million in scholarships, an increase of $6 million from last year’s graduating class. The school with the highest in scholarship monies earned was Fort Myers High at $9.6 million (an increase of $2.4 million from last year. The breakdown in scholarship totals is as follows:

Cape Coral High: $3.7 million

Cypress Lake High: $3.6 million

Dunbar High: $567,870

Estero High: $2.26 million

E. Lee County High: $671,870

Fort Myers High: $9.6 million

Ida S. Baker High: $2.4 million

Island Coast High: $883,700

Lehigh Senior High: $1.36 million

Mariner High: $4.9 million

N. Fort Myers High: $2.1 million

Riverdale High: $5.5 million

S. Fort Myers High: $3.7 million

Along with scholarship dollars earned, the Class of 2010 reported on their post high school plans. Of the students who provided information, the breakdown is as follows:

* Attend a Florida public community college: 1,123

* Attend an out-of-state community college: 43

* Attend a Florida private junior college: 11

* Attend a Florida public college/university: 1,546

* Attend a Florida private collage/university: 211*

* Attend an out-of-state college/university: 278

* Attend a Florida Technical/Trade/Other: 242

* Attend an out-of-state Technical/Trade/Other: 27

* Enter the Military: 216

* None of the above: 477