Manatee Review

There were 22,619 white students enrolled in Manatee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.2% increase from the 22,348 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Manatee County welcomed a total of 51,234 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 77 schools in Manatee County, Lakewood Ranch High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,727 students, making up 70.9% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Lakewood Ranch High School	70.9	2,435
Palmetto High School	35.2	2,100
Parrish Community High School	65.2	2,017
Manatee High School	44.1	1,983
Manatee School for the Arts	40.8	1,968
Braden River High School	50.3	1,774
Southeast High School	16.1	1,716
Bayshore High School	19.2	1,435
Team Success A. School of Excellence	0.8	1,222
Buffalo Creek Middle School	60.4	1,127
B. D. Gullett Elementary School	70.5	1,121
Barbara A. Harvey Elementary School	68.4	1,069
W. D. Sugg Middle School	15.2	1,010
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School	63	994
Louise R. Johnson K-8 School of International Studies	29.4	936
William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication	52.7	918
Martha B. King Middle School	41.9	848
Virgil Mills Elementary School	63.3	818
Braden River Middle School	40.7	810
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	70.6	798
Robert Willis Elementary School	71	765
R. Dan Nolan Middle School	70.3	760
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School	20.6	759
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary School	5.8	758
Robert H. Prine Elementary School	24.9	744
Carlos E. Haile Middle School	56.9	737
Bayshore Elementary School	27	701
Gene Witt Elementary School	74.9	689
William H. Bashaw Elementary School	37.3	684
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee	45.6	682
Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School	72.6	678
Rowlett Middle Academy	57.4	671
Palm View K-8 School	22.8	653
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School	47.2	614
H. S. Moody Elementary School	23.8	606
Oneco Elementary School	23.2	596
Samoset Elementary School	15.4	589
Freedom Elementary School	61.3	574
Palmetto Elementary School	20.5	570
Braden River Elementary School	62.7	568
Parrish Charter Academy	73.8	565
Tara Elementary School	53.1	559
Blackburn Elementary School	24.9	551
Imagine Charter at Lakewood Ranch	62.2	550
Manatee Charter School	11	526
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School	19.4	520
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School	32	516
Sea Breeze Elementary School	37.3	499
State College of Florida Collegiate School	50.8	492
Florine J. Abel Elementary School	26.2	488
Horizons Academy	15.9	454
Palma Sola Elementary School	63.4	434
Palmetto Charter School	74.9	418
Lincoln Memorial Middle School	8.2	413
Ballard Elementary School	19	400
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School	81.6	391
Myakka City Elementary School	62.8	309
Anna Maria Elementary School	85.8	190
Manatee School of Arts/Sciences	36.9	130
Palmshores Behavior Health Center	44.4	81
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)	28.3	53