Manatee Review

School District of Manatee County had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 51,234 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

The most represented ethnicity among School District of Manatee County students was white, accounting for 44.1% of the student population.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 44.8% of the total enrollment.

School District of Manatee County covers 76 schools within Manatee County, with its main office in Bradenton.

Among the 76 schools in School District of Manatee County, Lakewood Ranch High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,435 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment
Lakewood Ranch High School	2,435
Palmetto High School	2,100
Parrish Community High School	2,017
Manatee High School	1,983
Manatee School for the Arts	1,968
Braden River High School	1,774
Southeast High School	1,716
Bayshore High School	1,435
Team Success A. School of Excellence	1,222
Buffalo Creek Middle School	1,127
B. D. Gullett Elementary School	1,121
Barbara A. Harvey Elementary School	1,069
W. D. Sugg Middle School	1,010
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School	994
Louise R. Johnson K-8 School of International Studies	936
William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication	918
Manatee Elementary School	897
Martha B. King Middle School	848
Virgil Mills Elementary School	818
Braden River Middle School	810
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	798
Robert Willis Elementary School	765
R. Dan Nolan Middle School	760
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School	759
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary School	758
Robert H. Prine Elementary School	744
Carlos E. Haile Middle School	737
Gene Witt Elementary School	689
William H. Bashaw Elementary School	684
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee	682
Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School	678
Rowlett Middle Academy	671
Palm View K-8 School	653
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School	614
H. S. Moody Elementary School	606
Bayshore Elementary School	603
Oneco Elementary School	596
Samoset Elementary School	589
Freedom Elementary School	574
Palmetto Elementary School	569
Braden River Elementary School	568
Parrish Charter Academy	565
Tara Elementary School	559
Blackburn Elementary School	551
Imagine Charter at Lakewood Ranch	550
Manatee Charter School	526
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School	520
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School	516
G. D. Rogers Garden Bullock Elementary School	504
Sea Breeze Elementary School	499
State College of Florida Collegiate School	492
Florine J. Abel Elementary School	488
Horizons Academy	454
Palma Sola Elementary School	434
Palmetto Charter School	418
Lincoln Memorial Middle School	413
Ballard Elementary School	400
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School	391
Myakka City Elementary School	309
Anna Maria Elementary School	190
Manatee School of Arts/Sciences	130
Palmshores Behavior Health Center	81
Visible Men Academy	63
Juvenile Detention Center	61
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)	53
Oasis Middle School	45
Just for Girls Elementary School	43
Access to Education	42
Just for Girls Middle School	28
Pace Center for Girls	28
Amikids Manatee	26
The Port Academy	13
Manatee Virtual Instruction Program	13
Easter Seals	12
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start	0
Selby Preschool	0