Regular local school district · Manatee County

Manatee County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending

Manatee County Public Schools runs 82 public schools with 54,215 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "MANATEE".

At a glance

Schools: 82
Students: 54,215
Teachers (FTE): 3,109
Students per teacher: 17.4; FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 215 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: (941)708-8770
County: Manatee County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1201230
State district ID: FL-41
Total staff (FTE): 6,543
School counselors (FTE): 141.0About 385 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 176.0
Charter schools: 16

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Students per teacher compared

This district17.4

Florida18.2

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (49,181), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $642.6 million
Federal revenue: $77.1 million
State revenue: $193.2 million
Local revenue: $372.3 million
Total spending: $618.9 million
Spending per pupil: $12,584
Salaries: $281.1 million45.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $246.4 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 12.0%
State: 30.1%
Local: 57.9%

Florida overall

Federal: 13.9%
State: 36.7%
Local: 49.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,584

Florida$12,074

United States$16,826

Schools in Manatee County Public Schools

By level: 14 high, 12 middle, 44 elementary, 10 other, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Access to Education	Other	3 to 12	44	6.3
Amikids Manatee	High	6 to 12	38	38.0
Anna Maria Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	190	11.9
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	981	17.5
B.D. Gullett Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	1,314	16.6
Ballard Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	421	14.0
Barbara a Harvey Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	1,356	18.1
Bayshore Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	711	15.5
Bayshore High SchoolCEP school	High	8 to 12	1,400	18.7
Blackburn Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	452	13.7
Blanche H. Daughtrey ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	719	15.0
Braden River Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	547	14.8
Braden River High School	High	9 to 12	1,705	21.9
Braden River Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	797	19.0
Bradenton Bay High SchoolCharter	High	7 to 12	114	28.5
Buffalo Creek Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,171	21.7
Carlos E. Haile Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	715	21.0
Dr Mona Jain Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	933	22.2
Easter Seals	Other	PK to 12	12	1.3
Electa Lee Magnet Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	679	17.9
Florine J Abel Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	485	14.3
Freedom Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	736	16.0
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	472	12.4
Gene Witt Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	742	15.8
Gilbert W McNeal Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	672	15.3
High School Moody Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	602	14.0
Hola! Elementary @ MsaCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	PK to 5	551	15.3
Horizons AcademyCEP school	Other	PK to 12	429	17.9
Hospital Homebound Instruction	Other	K to 12	0
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	381	14.7
Imagine Charter at Lakewood RanchCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	456	16.9
Imagine Charter School at North ManateeCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	853	17.8
James Tillman Elementary Magnet SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	614	16.6
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	586	13.6
Just for Girls Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	42	7.0
Just for Girls Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	33	11.0
Juvenile Detention Center	Other	2 to 12	77	38.5
Lakewood Ranch High School	High	9 to 12	2,422	25.2
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory AcademyCharter	Other	K to 12	1,369	17.8
Lincoln Memorial Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	448	15.4
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies	Elementary	PK to 8	844	14.8
Manatee Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	619	16.3
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start	Prekindergarten	PK	16	8.0
Manatee Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	488	14.8
Manatee High School	High	8 to 12	1,998	22.2
Manatee School for the ArtsCEP schoolCharter	High	6 to 12	2,051	19.0
Manatee School of Arts/SciencesCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 5	111	13.9
Manatee Technical College	High	9 to 12	0
Manatee Virtual Instruction Program	Other	K to 12	151
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)	Other	1 to 12	38

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.