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C+

Manatee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Bradenton, Palmetto, Longboat Key, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach.

Bradenton’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Florida school districts

Students
54,215
Schools
80
Spent per student
$12,296
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$361.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manatee County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Florida districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the FL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $361.6M, about $6,669 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Bradenton 58,014C+Palmetto 13,562B+Longboat Key 7,359C+Holmes Beach 3,027C+Anna Maria 1,023Bradenton Beach 921

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bradenton. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8W. D. Sugg Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Manatee High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 52.2% · 26,362 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52.1% · 29,477 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 88% · 3,636 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,296 per student · 5% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 21%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
48,845’20
50,246’21
51,233’22
52,895’23
54,215’24

Up 11% since 2020–21.

Students
White 42%Hispanic 38%Black 12%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

80 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
B
853 students18:1
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1
Gene Witt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A+
742 students16:1
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
736 students16:1
Robert H. Prine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
721 students14:1
William H. Bashaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B−
720 students15:1
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
719 students15:1
Bayshore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
711 students15:1
Gilbert W McNeal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
672 students15:1
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B−
614 students17:1
Palm View K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
C−
606 students14:1
H. S. Moody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C−
602 students14:1
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B+
586 students14:1
Tara Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
582 students14:1
Oneco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
576 students14:1
Hola! Elementary @ Msa
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
551 students15:1
Braden River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
547 students15:1
Samoset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
544 students14:1
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
522 students15:1
Palmetto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
C+
519 students14:1
Sea Breeze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B−
502 students15:1
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C−
488 students15:1
Florine J Abel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B−
485 students14:1
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
D
472 students12:1
Imagine Charter at Lakewood Ranch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
C+
456 students17:1
Blackburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B
452 students13:1
Horizons Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bradenton
D−
429 students18:1
Ballard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
421 students14:1
Palma Sola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A−
396 students14:1
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
381 students15:1
Myakka City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myakka City
B+
319 students13:1
Anna Maria Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holmes Beach
A
190 students12:1
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bradenton
16 students8:1
SCH Ofacademic & Behavioral Learning Exc (SABLE) Grade Cod
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
15 students4:1
Easter Seals
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sarasota
12 students1:1
Selby Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sarasota
7 students1:1
Team Success A School of Excellence
Other · Grades K–12 · Bradenton
B
1,441 students17:1
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Fort Lauderdale
1,369 students18:1
Barbara A Harvey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Parrish
A−
1,356 students18:1
William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bradenton
A
917 students15:1
Parrish Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Parrish
B
891 students15:1
Manatee Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bradenton
C+
619 students16:1
Palmetto Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palmetto
A+
458 students13:1
Manatee Virtual Instruction Program
Other · Grades K–12 · Palmetto
151 students
Manatee School of Arts/Sciences
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bradenton
C+
111 students14:1
Visible Men Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bradenton
D
49 students8:1
Just for Girls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bradenton
D−
42 students7:1
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)
Other · Grades 1–12 · Palmetto
A
38 students
Palmshores Behavior Health Center
Other · Grades 2–12 · Bradenton
C−
88 students
Juvenile Detention Center
Other · Grades 2–12 · Bradenton
77 students
Access to Education
Other · Grades 3–12 · Bradenton
D
44 students6:1
Manatee School for the Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Palmetto
B
2,051 students19:1
Buffalo Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmetto
B+
1,171 students22:1
W. D. Sugg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C−
1,017 students23:1
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A−
933 students22:1
Martha B. King Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C+
897 students19:1
Braden River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
B
797 students19:1
R. Dan Nolan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A
787 students20:1
Carlos E. Haile Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A−
715 students21:1
Rowlett Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A
708 students19:1
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C−
679 students18:1
State College of Florida Collegiate School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bradenton
A+
485 students23:1
Lincoln Memorial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmetto
448 students15:1
Pace Center for Girls
High · Grades 6–12 · Bradenton
D−
56 students28:1
Oasis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
B−
49 students16:1
Amikids Manatee
High · Grades 6–12 · Bradenton
D−
38 students
Just for Girls Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
D−
33 students11:1
Bradenton Bay High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bradenton
114 students28:1
Palmetto High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Palmetto
C−
2,185 students23:1
Manatee High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bradenton
C+
1,998 students22:1
Southeast High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bradenton
C−
1,638 students21:1
Bayshore High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bradenton
D
1,400 students19:1
Lakewood Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradenton
B+
2,422 students25:1
Parrish Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parrish
B
2,266 students24:1
Braden River High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradenton
B−
1,705 students22:1
The Port Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmetto
21 students21:1

Left off: 4 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.