SELBY PRESCHOOL

SELBY PRESCHOOL is a rural-scale primary school in SARASOTA, Florida, operated by MANATEE. The school educates 7 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SELBY PRESCHOOL sits 99% below that benchmark.

Across the 80 schools in MANATEE (54,215 students total), SELBY PRESCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SELBY PRESCHOOL reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 29% Black. By comparison, Sarasota County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 1.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SELBY PRESCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sarasota County put the typical household earns roughly $83,416 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. SELBY PRESCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Sarasota County (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students).

COMMUNITY HAVEN FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES 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.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SELBY PRESCHOOL has rose 17%, going from 6 students in 2018 to 7 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 83% to 43% over that span.

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