Manatee Review

There were 6,233 Black students enrolled in School District of Manatee County in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that School District of Manatee County welcomed 51,234 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 12.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

School District of Manatee County roughly covers 76 schools within Manatee County, and has a main office in Bradenton.

Among the 76 schools in School District of Manatee County, Palmetto High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 430 students.

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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	51,234	6,233	12.2%
2021-22	50,248	6,396	12.7%
2020-21	49,181	6,590	13.4%
2019-20	50,103	6,848	13.7%
2018-19	49,310	6,771	13.7%
2017-18	48,952	6,747	13.8%