📍 1200 17th St W, Palmetto, Manatee County, 34221
Palmetto High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palmetto, Manatee County. The school has 2,100 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmetto High School enrolls 2,100 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 92 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 823 | 39% |
| White | 739 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 430 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 27 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,284 of the school's 2,100 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,134 qualify for free lunch and 150 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmetto High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 71.
Palmetto High School is one of 81 schools in MANATEE, based in BRADENTON, Florida. The district serves 54,215 students district-wide and employs 2,963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,100 students, Palmetto High School is larger than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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