MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, a substantial secondary school in PALMETTO, Florida, one of the schools within MANATEE, works with 2,051 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 98% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 80 schools in MANATEE (54,215 students total), MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 39% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Manatee County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS logs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Manatee County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Manatee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,457 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Manatee County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), of which MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one.

HOLA! ELEMENTARY @ MSA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS has held roughly steady, going from 2,066 students in 2018 to 2,051 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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