PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 11601 ERIE RD, in PARRISH, Florida, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling 9-12 campus that enrolls 2,266 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within MANATEE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL sits 119% larger than that benchmark.

PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 80 schools operated by MANATEE, a district that works with 54,215 students overall.

Demographically, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Manatee County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL has 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Manatee County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.1%; this one delivers 59.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Manatee County put the typical household earns roughly $78,457 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Manatee County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), of which PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

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