School district · Florida

Manatee

Manatee in Florida: 82 public schools with 54,215 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,296 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 82; 16 charter
Students: 54,215
Students per teacher: 17.4; FL 18.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,296; FL $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 3,109
Counselors (FTE): 141
Students per counselor: 385; FL 426 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 24.0; Librarians (FTE): 50.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Florida: 57%

53%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Florida

Median 55% · 74 school districts compared

24,070 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

58%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Florida

Median 57% · 74 school districts compared

21,498 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.5K15

$8.9K16

$8.8K17

$9.2K18

$10.2K19

$10.4K20

$10.5K21

$10.9K22

$11.4K23

$12.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $109.1M
State: 21% · $183.7M
Local: 67% · $598.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,566
Support services: $4,038
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $197.1M
Long-term debt: $383.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 44Middle schools: 12High schools: 14Other schools: 10

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start	Pre-K	16	8.0	—	—	Bradenton
Selby PreschoolSpecial education	Pre-K	7	1.4	—	—	Sarasota
Anna Maria Elementary School	Pre-K–5	190	11.9	81%	78%	Holmes Beach
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	Pre-K–5	981	17.5	70%	74%	Parrish
B.D. Gullett Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,314	16.6	74%	78%	Bradenton
Ballard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	421	14.0	36%	44%	Bradenton
Barbara A Harvey Elementary School	K–5	1,356	18.1	63%	71%	Parrish
Bayshore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	711	15.5	44%	52%	Bradenton
Blackburn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	452	13.5	33%	43%	Palmetto
Blanche H. Daughtrey ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	719	15.0	26%	44%	Bradenton
Braden River Elementary School	Pre-K–5	547	14.8	63%	72%	Bradenton
Florine J Abel Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	485	14.3	50%	70%	Sarasota
Freedom Elementary School	Pre-K–5	736	16.0	66%	71%	Bradenton
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	472	12.4	18%	35%	Bradenton
Gene Witt Elementary School	Pre-K–5	742	15.8	76%	82%	Bradenton
Gilbert W Mcneal Elementary School	Pre-K–5	672	15.3	76%	82%	Lakewood Ranch
H. S. Moody Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	602	14.0	38%	48%	Bradenton
Hola! Elementary @ MsaCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	551	15.3	46%	51%	Palmetto
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School	Pre-K–5	381	14.7	81%	81%	Bradenton
Imagine Charter School at North ManateeCharter	Pre-K–8	853	17.8	54%	60%	Palmetto
Imagine Charter at Lakewood RanchCharter	Pre-K–8	456	16.9	51%	48%	Bradenton
James Tillman Elementary Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	614	16.6	49%	72%	Palmetto
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School	Pre-K–5	586	13.6	45%	55%	Bradenton
Just for Girls Elementary SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	K–5	42	7.0	20%	20%	Bradenton
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies	Pre-K–8	844	14.8	66%	71%	Bradenton
Manatee Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	619	16.3	38%	39%	Bradenton
Manatee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	488	14.8	26%	40%	Bradenton
Manatee School of Arts/SciencesCharterFree meals for all	K–5	111	13.9	42%	33%	Bradenton
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	522	14.9	48%	68%	Sarasota
Myakka City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	319	13.3	41%	62%	Myakka City
Oneco Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	576	14.4	34%	50%	Bradenton
Palm View K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	606	13.8	40%	52%	Palmetto
Palma Sola Elementary School	Pre-K–5	396	14.1	63%	69%	Bradenton
Palmetto Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	458	13.5	77%	89%	Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	519	14.0	42%	63%	Palmetto
Parrish Charter AcademyCharter	K–8	891	15.4	58%	63%	Parrish
Robert H. Prine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	721	14.1	38%	45%	Bradenton
Robert Willis Elementary School	Pre-K–5	785	16.7	75%	84%	Lakewood Ranch
Samoset Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	544	13.9	26%	42%	Bradenton
Sch Ofacademic & Behavioral Learning Exc (Sable) Grade CodAlternative	Pre-K–8	15	3.8	—	—	Bradenton
Sea Breeze Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	502	14.8	43%	51%	Bradenton
Tara Elementary School	Pre-K–5	582	14.2	74%	81%	Bradenton
Virgil Mills Elementary School	Pre-K–5	863	16.9	63%	67%	Palmetto
Visible Men AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–5	49	8.2	59%	68%	Bradenton
William H. Bashaw ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	720	15.0	41%	43%	Bradenton
William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and CommunicationCharter	K–5	917	15.3	58%	62%	Bradenton
Braden River Middle School	6–8	797	18.6	46%	51%	Bradenton
Buffalo Creek Middle School	6–8	1,171	21.7	57%	50%	Palmetto
Carlos E. Haile Middle School	6–8	715	21.0	59%	66%	Bradenton
Dr Mona Jain Middle School	6–8	933	22.2	66%	70%	Bradenton
Electa Lee Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	679	17.9	27%	25%	Bradenton
Just for Girls Middle SchoolAlternative	6–8	33	11.0	17%	26%	Bradenton
Lincoln Memorial Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	448	15.4	28%	39%	Palmetto
Martha B. King Middle School	6–8	897	19.1	46%	43%	Bradenton
Oasis Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	49	16.3	80%	74%	Bradenton
R. Dan Nolan Middle School	6–8	787	20.2	70%	70%	Bradenton
Rowlett Middle AcademyCharter	6–8	708	19.1	73%	77%	Bradenton
W. D. Sugg Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	1,017	22.6	27%	26%	Bradenton
Amikids ManateeAlternative	6–12	38	38.0	—	—	Bradenton
Bayshore High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	1,400	18.7	—	—	Bradenton
Braden River High School	9–12	1,705	21.9	—	—	Bradenton
Bradenton Bay High SchoolCharterAlternative	7–12	114	28.5	5.3%	0.0%	Bradenton
Lakewood Ranch High School	9–12	2,422	25.2	—	—	Bradenton
Manatee High School	8–12	1,998	22.2	—	—	Bradenton
Manatee School for the ArtsCharterFree meals for all	6–12	2,051	19.0	51%	34%	Palmetto
Manatee Technical CollegeCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Bradenton
Pace Center for GirlsAlternative	6–12	56	28.0	—	—	Bradenton
Palmetto High School	8–12	2,185	22.5	—	—	Palmetto
Parrish Community High School	9–12	2,266	24.4	—	—	Parrish
Southeast High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	1,638	20.7	—	—	Bradenton
State College of Florida Collegiate SchoolCharter	6–12	485	23.1	81%	90%	Bradenton
The Port AcademyAlternative	9–12	21	21.0	—	—	Palmetto
Access To EducationSpecial education	3–12	44	6.3	—	—	Bradenton
Easter SealsSpecial education	Pre-K–12	12	1.3	—	—	Sarasota
Horizons AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	429	17.9	4.3%	8.4%	Bradenton
Hospital Homebound InstructionSpecial education	K–12	0	—	—	—	Bradenton
Juvenile Detention CenterAlternative	2–12	77	38.5	—	—	Bradenton
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory AcademyCharter	K–12	1,369	17.8	70%	71%	Fort Lauderdale
Manatee Virtual Instruction ProgramFully virtual	K–12	151	—	—	—	Palmetto
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)Fully virtual	1–12	38	—	—	—	Palmetto
Palmshores Behavior Health CenterAlternative	2–12	88	—	17%	7.7%	Bradenton
Team Success A School of ExcellenceCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,441	17.0	28%	53%	Bradenton

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 215 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: (941)708-8770

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.