MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 6 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 37% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 21% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 34% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 34% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 53 | N/A | N/A | 40% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 21 | N/A | N/A | 14% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 64 | N/A | N/A | 11% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | N/A | N/A | 11% (8) |
About MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)
MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE) is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in PALMETTO, Florida, (ZIP code 34221). The school serves grades 1 through 12. Enrollment is 38 students. That is 89% below the average of about 353 students for combined schools in Florida.
MANATEE has 80 schools; together they serve 54,215 students.
Of every 100 students at MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE), about 61 are White. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%.
In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Manatee County is 51%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Manatee County show that the median household earns about $78,457 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Manatee County, 86 public schools serve about 54,208 students.
Measured in a straight line, MANATEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is less than a tenth of a mile from MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE). The five-mile area around MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE) holds at least 8 other public schools.
MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE) has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. NCES classifies the school as virtual.
MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE) reported 21 students in 2020-21 and 38 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
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