Total enrollment
33,379
-1,089 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
56 schools in Bradenton
Florida · Public K-12
Public schools in Bradenton number 56 per the latest NCES data, with about 33,379 students enrolled, an average school size of 596.
7-year change in Bradenton
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
52
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
38%
was 45%
% Hispanic
42%
was 35%
% Black
13%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Bradenton
Bradenton is a sprawling Florida city in terms of public-school footprint, with 56 schools and 33,379 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city comprises 29 elementary, 10 middle, 10 high, and 7 other.
Schools in Bradenton average about 596 students each, 15% lower than the Florida norm.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 34,468 students in SY 2017-18 versus 33,379 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 51 to 52 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 42% over the same window.
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