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Enrollment
2,266
High
DISTRICT 1,260 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123008711
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
11601 ERIE RD, PARRISH, FL 34219 · (941) 803-9330 · Manatee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
819 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 585 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 548 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 579 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 554 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 40.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,266 | 36.1% | 59.7% |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY LAKELAND | 1,750 | 36.2% | 77.2% |
| FOREST HIGH SCHOOL OCALA | 2,387 | 37.3% | 55.3% |
| CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL PUNTA GORDA | 1,872 | 36.5% | 52.6% |
| FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL PALM COAST | 2,533 | 32.5% | 57.5% |
| LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL LECANTO | 1,735 | 36.1% | 48.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #170 of 555 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #313 of 549 ▼ 81 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #212 of 559 ▼ 33 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,266 | #113 of 830 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #416 of 575 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #289 of 594 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #410 of 630 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,266
+1,156 (+104%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,266 | 93 | 24.4:1 | 36% (819) |
| 2023-24 | 2,133 | 88 | 24.2:1 | 35% (750) |
| 2022-23 | 2,017 | 86 | 23.4:1 | 32% (649) |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 48 | 23.1:1 | 34% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
In PARRISH, Florida, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school. It had 2,266 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Florida have about 1,035 students on average; enrollment here is 119% higher.
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 80 schools in MANATEE, which enrolls 54,215 students in total.
The student body at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is 60% White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Manatee County's residents are about 72% White, 12 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school has 93 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 24.4 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Manatee County report 51%.
After adjusting for student poverty, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.7%; the prediction is 63.1%.
In the surrounding county, Manatee County, 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. Manatee County has 86 public schools with about 54,208 students, including PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL holds 6 other public schools. PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 59.7% against a local average of 59.8%.
In the federal locale system, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal records list enrollment at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL as 1,110 in 2020-21 and 2,266 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 23.1:1 to 24.4:1.
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Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in PARRISH
- BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,356 students
- ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 981 students
- PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 891 students
- NORTH RIVER CHARTER ACADEMY INCElementary
Nearby schools
- BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,356
- PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMY2.4 mi · 891
- ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 981
- BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 1,171
- VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 863
- IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE4.7 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,266 students in grades 09-12.
Is PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 24.4:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.