📍 700 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, Manatee County, 34221
Manatee School for the Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palmetto, Manatee County. The school has 1,968 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 104.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Manatee School for the Arts enrolls 1,968 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 37% male and 63% female. A teaching staff of 104.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 813 | 41% |
| White | 803 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 117 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 25 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,084 of the school's 1,968 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 978 qualify for free lunch and 106 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.
Manatee School for the Arts is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 70.
Manatee School for the Arts 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 1,968 students, Manatee School for the Arts 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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