Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/
Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/
Data showed that Manatee County welcomed a total of 51,127 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 76 schools in Manatee County, Manatee School for the Arts recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 116 students, making up 5.8% of the school's total student body.
Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.
A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.
Ethnicities in Manatee County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment in Manatee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of multiracial Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Ranch High School | 3.9% | 2,368 |
| Palmetto High School | 4.6% | 2,194 |
| Parrish Community High School | 4.5% | 2,133 |
| Manatee School for the Arts | 5.8% | 2,001 |
| Manatee High School | 4.5% | 1,996 |
| Braden River High School | 4.2% | 1,801 |
| Southeast High School | 3.7% | 1,641 |
| Bayshore High School | 4.6% | 1,464 |
| B. D. Gullett Elementary School | 6.8% | 1,258 |
| Barbara A. Harvey Elementary School | 7.1% | 1,252 |
| Buffalo Creek Middle School | 4% | 1,122 |
| W. D. Sugg Middle School | 4.6% | 1,009 |
| Dr. Mona Jain Middle School | 5.8% | 927 |
| William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication | 5.9% | 918 |
| Louise R. Johnson K-8 School of International Studies | 5% | 913 |
| Martha B. King Middle School | 4.4% | 872 |
| Braden River Middle School | 5% | 838 |
| Virgil Mills Elementary School | 5.6% | 833 |
| Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School | 6% | 831 |
| Imagine Charter School at North Manatee | 3.4% | 773 |
| Robert Willis Elementary School | 8.2% | 764 |
| Gene Witt Elementary School | 6.4% | 754 |
| Parrish Charter Academy | 4.2% | 745 |
| R. Dan Nolan Middle School | 5.3% | 721 |
| Robert H. Prine Elementary School | 4.2% | 716 |
| Electa Lee Magnet Middle School | 5.3% | 712 |
| Bayshore Elementary School | 6.1% | 708 |
| Carlos E. Haile Middle School | 5.7% | 697 |
| Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary School | 2% | 693 |
| William H. Bashaw Elementary School | 8% | 690 |
| Rowlett Middle Academy | 5.4% | 662 |
| Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School | 5% | 659 |
| Freedom Elementary School | 8.5% | 611 |
| Oneco Elementary School | 5.8% | 599 |
| Manatee Charter School | 3.5% | 594 |
| H. S. Moody Elementary School | 4.5% | 582 |
| Samoset Elementary School | 3.6% | 576 |
| James Tillman Elementary Magnet School | 6.6% | 575 |
| Horizons Academy | 1.9% | 571 |
| Palm View K-8 School | 3.9% | 571 |
| Jessie P. Miller Elementary School | 6.3% | 569 |
| Tara Elementary School | 5.1% | 568 |
| Braden River Elementary School | 5.7% | 547 |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 6.8% | 545 |
| Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School | 7.6% | 527 |
| Imagine Charter at Lakewood Ranch | 4.4% | 522 |
| Sea Breeze Elementary School | 8.3% | 503 |
| Manatee Elementary School | 3.5% | 489 |
| State College of Florida Collegiate School | 4.3% | 485 |
| Florine J. Abel Elementary School | 7.3% | 477 |
| G. D. Rogers Garden Bullock Elementary School | 5.4% | 464 |
| Lincoln Memorial Middle School | 6.7% | 463 |
| Blackburn Elementary School | 4.4% | 456 |
| Palmetto Charter School | 4.4% | 436 |
| Ballard Elementary School | 6.2% | 417 |
| Palma Sola Elementary School | 8.6% | 408 |
| Ida M. Stewart Elementary School | 5.1% | 391 |
| Myakka City Elementary School | 3.2% | 315 |
| Anna Maria Elementary School | 8.2% | 207 |
| Manatee School of Arts/Sciences | 9.2% | 109 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Blackburn Elementary School• Team Success A School of Excellence• R. Dan Nolan Middle School• Manatee Elementary School• Braden River High School• James Tillman Elementary Magnet School• Gene Witt Elementary School• Imagine Charter School At North Manatee• Jessie P. Miller Elementary School• Parrish Community High School• Manatee Charter School• William H. Bashaw Elementary School• Virgil Mills Elementary School• Braden River Elementary School• Robert Willis Elementary School• Bayshore Elementary School• Braden River Middle School• B.d. Gullett Elementary School• State College of Florida Collegiate School• Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary School• Sea Breeze Elementary School• Pace Center for Girls• Rowlett Middle Academy• Kinnan Elementary School• Palmetto High School• Florida Department of Education• Palmetto Elementary School• Electa Lee Magnet Middle School• Ballard Elementary School• Buffalo Creek Middle School• Samoset Elementary School• Manatee Virtual Instruction Program• Freedom Elementary School• Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start• G. D. Rogers Garden Elementary School• Oneco Elementary School• Anna Maria Elementary School• Imagine Charter At Lakewood Ranch• H. S. Moody Elementary School• Manatee High School• The Port Academy• Horizons Academy• Louise R. Johnson Middle School• Lakewood Ranch High School• Manatee School Of Arts/Sciences• Tara Elementary School• William Monroe Rowlett Academy Arts-Communic• Southeast High School• Manatee School for the Arts• Myakka City Elementary School• Juvenile Detention Center• Bayshore High School• Palmetto Charter School• Robert H. Prine Elementary School• Martha B. King Middle School• Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School• Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School• Palmshores Behavior Health Center• Carlos E. Haile Middle School• Ida M. Stewart Elementary School• Easter Seals• Palma Sola Elementary School• Florine J. Abel Elementary School
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