Manatee County School District
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Bradenton, Palmetto, Longboat Key, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach.
At a glance
54,215Students enrolled
84Schools
6Towns served
$12,296Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
51%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs FL
Math proficiency54%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 90.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,296
per student each year · 5% below the FL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
48,845’20
50,246’21
51,233’22
52,895’23
54,215’24
Students
White · 42%22,632
Hispanic · 38%20,807
Black · 12%6,713
Two or more races · 5%2,791
Asian · 2%1,185
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%44
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools84 in district
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 1,356 students · Parrish
A-PublicB.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,314 students · Bradenton
APublicANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 981 students · Parrish
APublicWILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONElementary · Grades K–5 · 917 students · Bradenton
ACharterPARRISH CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · Grades K–8 · 891 students · Parrish
BCharterVIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 863 students · Palmetto
A-PublicIMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEEElementary · Grades PK–8 · 853 students · Palmetto
BCharterLOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESElementary · Grades PK–8 · 844 students · Bradenton
A-PublicROBERT WILLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 785 students · Lakewood Ranch
A+PublicGENE WITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 742 students · Bradenton
A+PublicFREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 736 students · Bradenton
APublicROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 721 students · Bradenton
C+PublicWILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 720 students · Bradenton
B-PublicBLANCHE H. DAUGHTREY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 719 students · Bradenton
CPublicBAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 711 students · Bradenton
C+PublicGILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 672 students · Lakewood Ranch
A+PublicMANATEE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–8 · 619 students · Bradenton
C+CharterJAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 614 students · Palmetto
B-PublicPALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 606 students · Palmetto
CPublicH. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 602 students · Bradenton
C-PublicJESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 586 students · Bradenton
B+PublicTARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 582 students · Bradenton
APublicONECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 576 students · Bradenton
CPublicHOLA! ELEMENTARY @ MSAElementary · Grades PK–5 · 551 students · Palmetto
CharterBRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 547 students · Bradenton
APublicSAMOSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 544 students · Bradenton
C+PublicMARJORIE G. KINNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 522 students · Sarasota
BPublicPALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 519 students · Palmetto
C+PublicSEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 502 students · Bradenton
B-PublicMANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 488 students · Bradenton
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.