MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL

MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the substantial senior highs in BRADENTON, Florida, part of MANATEE, with 1,998 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL sits 93% larger than that benchmark.

MANATEE runs 80 schools in total, collectively educating 54,215 students. MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 37% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Manatee County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Manatee County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 48.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Manatee County indicate median household income runs about $78,457, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).

JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.3%.

MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 2,302 (now 1,998). White enrollment moved from 51% to 41% across the same window.

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