Manatee Review

School District of Manatee County's third-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 4,286 students enrolled in district’s third-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.4% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the third-grade grew by 4.7% compared to the year before.

School District of Manatee County also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, B. D. Gullett Elementary School had the most third-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that School District of Manatee County enrolled a total of 51,234 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 15th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 15th highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Access to Education	42
Amikids Manatee	26
Anna Maria Elementary School	190
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	798
B. D. Gullett Elementary School	1,121
Ballard Elementary School	400
Barbara A. Harvey Elementary School	1,069
Bayshore Elementary School	603
Bayshore High School	1,435
Blackburn Elementary School	551
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary School	758
Braden River Elementary School	568
Braden River High School	1,774
Braden River Middle School	810
Buffalo Creek Middle School	1,127
Carlos E. Haile Middle School	737
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School	994
Easter Seals	12
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School	759
Florine J. Abel Elementary School	488
Freedom Elementary School	574
G. D. Rogers Garden Bullock Elementary School	504
Gene Witt Elementary School	689
Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School	678
H. S. Moody Elementary School	606
Horizons Academy	454
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School	391
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee	682
Imagine Charter at Lakewood Ranch	550
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School	520
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School	614
Just for Girls Elementary School	43
Just for Girls Middle School	28
Juvenile Detention Center	61
Lakewood Ranch High School	2,435
Lincoln Memorial Middle School	413
Louise R. Johnson K-8 School of International Studies	936
Manatee Charter School	526
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start	0
Manatee Elementary School	897
Manatee High School	1,983
Manatee School for the Arts	1,968
Manatee School of Arts/Sciences	130
Manatee Virtual Instruction Program	13
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)	53
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School	516
Martha B. King Middle School	848
Myakka City Elementary School	309
Oasis Middle School	45
Oneco Elementary School	596
Pace Center for Girls	28
Palm View K-8 School	653
Palma Sola Elementary School	434
Palmetto Charter School	418
Palmetto Elementary School	569
Palmetto High School	2,100
Palmshores Behavior Health Center	81
Parrish Charter Academy	565
Parrish Community High School	2,017
R. Dan Nolan Middle School	760
Robert H. Prine Elementary School	744
Robert Willis Elementary School	765
Rowlett Middle Academy	671
Samoset Elementary School	589
Sea Breeze Elementary School	499
Selby Preschool	0
Southeast High School	1,716
State College of Florida Collegiate School	492
Tara Elementary School	559
Team Success A. School of Excellence	1,222
The Port Academy	13
Virgil Mills Elementary School	818
Visible Men Academy	63
W. D. Sugg Middle School	1,010
William H. Bashaw Elementary School	684
William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication	918
Total School District of Manatee County	51,234