School District of Manatee County, Florida

School District of Manatee County
Manatee County, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Jason Wysong
# of school board members: 5
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School District of Manatee County is a school district in Florida.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Jason Wysong is the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County. Wysong was appointed superintendent on July 3, 2023. Wysong's previous career experience includes working as a deputy superintendent, executive director, and other administrative roles in the Seminole County Public School District.

Past superintendents

• Cynthia Saunders was the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County from June 28, 2018 until 2023. Saunders' previous career experience includes working as the district's executive director of secondary schools and deputy superintendent of instructional services.
• Diana Greene was the interim and then full superintendent of the School District of Manatee County from 2015 to 2018.

School board

School District of Manatee County school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected to specific geographical districts in at-large elections.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
School District of Manatee County school board District 1	Heather Felton	November 19, 2024
School District of Manatee County school board District 2	Cindy Spray	November 22, 2022
School District of Manatee County school board District 3	Charles Kennedy	November 19, 2024
School District of Manatee County school board District 4	Wesley Choate III	2021
School District of Manatee County school board District 5	Richard Tatem	November 22, 2022

This officeholder information was last updated on May 15, 2024. Please contact us with any updates.

Elections

See also: School District of Manatee County elections in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024

Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.

Two seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024.

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Public participation in board meetings

The School District of Manatee County school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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0169.1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS A School Board meeting is a business meeting of the Board and is conducted in an orderly, efficient, effective, and dignified manner. Public comments related to education and the District are welcome and encouraged. A public comment opportunity is not, however, an open forum to discuss matters unrelated to education, to support or oppose candidates for public office, or to engage in commercial speech attempting to sell a service or product to the Board or public. Also, public comment is not a forum to engage in personal attacks against school system employees or Board members. Any such complaints should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Finally, issues involving individual students shall not be brought up in a public forum. Because of privacy concerns, such issues should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the Board. The Board recognizes the value of school governance through public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest during Board meetings and workshops. The rules of public comment apply to Board business meetings and workshops. If the Board travels or participates in joint workshops the public comment rules are deferred to the host district. Members of the public shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard before the Board. For the purposes of public participation: A. A member of the public may speak during a General Public Comment section provided in an agenda. B. A member of the public may speak on one (1) or more specific propositions on the agenda. For purposes of the policy, a proposition is an action item taken before the Board for a vote. It does not include items on such as reports, updates, recognitions, Superintendent comments, Board comments, or similar items on the agenda. A proposition does not include items wherever found on the agenda upon which the Board votes in its quasi-judicial capacity (i.e., employment termination hearing). This policy does not prohibit the Board from maintaining orderly conduct or proper decorum in a public meeting, according to F.S. 286.0114. A. The opportunity to be heard is subject to policies adopted by the Board as follows: 1. Persons who desire to speak before the Board may sign up to speak online at the District's website (www.manateeschools.net) once the agenda is posted or in person by filling out a "public comment card" prior to the start of the Board meeting. 2. If a proposition is added to the agenda after the start of the meeting, an opportunity will be granted for the public to exercise their right to participate. 3. The agency clerk shall provide a list to the Chairman Vice-Chair of those persons who requested to address the Board, as well as, if applicable, the particular agenda item to which they wish to speak. 4. Each statement made by a member of the public shall be limited to three (3) minutes duration. Persons will be recognized in the order in which the requests were received, sorted by agenda item. B. Public Input Instructions 1. Before you begin speaking, please provide any handouts to the Agency Clerk. 2. Please identify yourself only by your full name for the record. 3. You have no more than three minutes to speak. Please stop speaking when the bell rings. 4. Florida Law requires all citizens to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion at public meetings. 5. WARNING: Any individual who interferes with the expeditious or orderly process of a Board meeting pursuant to F.S. 1001.372(3) at the discretion of the Chair. Orderly fashion is deemed as, at a minimum (1) no profanity (2) no vulgar language (3) no discourteous, disrespectful, or disparaging conduct. C. The Chairman may: 1. call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action. 2. request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the orderly progress of the meeting; 3. request any individual to leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum; 4. interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant's statement when it is beyond the allotted time, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant; D. The requirement for public comment on action items does not apply to: 1. an official act that must be taken to deal with an emergency situation affecting the public health, welfare, or safety, if compliance with the requirements would cause an unreasonable delay in the ability of the Board to act; 2. an official act involving no more than a clerical action, including, but not limited to, approval of minutes and ceremonial proclamations; 3. a meeting that is exempt from F.S. 286.011 (the Public Meetings Law), such as litigation assessment meetings and collective bargaining strategy sessions; or 4. a meeting at which the Board is sitting in its quasi‑judicial capacity. ​ E. Tape or video recordings are permitted under the following conditions: 1. No obstructions are created between the Board and the audience. 2. No interviews are conducted in the meeting room while the Board is in session. 3. No commentary, adjustment of equipment, or positioning of operators is made that would distract either the Board or members of the audience while the Board is in session. These exceptions do not affect the right of a person to be heard as otherwise required by law or Board policy.

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District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$77,087,000	$1,567	12%
Local:	$372,339,000	$7,571	58%
State:	$193,210,000	$3,929	30%
Total:	$642,636,000	$13,067

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$618,914,000	$12,584
Total Current Expenditures:	$515,570,000	$10,483
Instructional Expenditures:	$317,317,000	$6,452	51%
Student and Staff Support:	$50,355,000	$1,023	8%
Administration:	$56,885,000	$1,156	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$91,013,000	$1,850	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$71,341,000	$1,450
Construction:	$46,477,000	$945
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$22,162,000	$450
Interest on Debt:	$9,841,000	$200

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	54	79	33	44	40-59	57	68
2018-2019	60	84	39	49	40-59	63	74
2017-2018	57	81	35	45	40-49	61	71
2016-2017	56	81	34	44	50-59	58	69
2015-2016	53	80	31	41	50-59	61	66
2014-2015	52	79	30	39	50-59		65
2013-2014	57	85	36	45	50-59		69
2012-2013	54	79	33	42	40-49		66
2011-2012	51	79	29	39	60-69		63
2010-2011	62	85	39	50	70-79		74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	50	75	29	37	60-79	56	65
2018-2019	52	75	31	38	60-69	59	68
2017-2018	51	75	28	36	50-59	58	67
2016-2017	50	74	28	34	50-59	56	66
2015-2016	48	72	27	33	40-49	55	64
2014-2015	49	73	27	34	50-59		64
2013-2014	54	74	31	39	60-69		69
2012-2013	54	75	32	38	50-59		68
2011-2012	53	74	30	37	50-59		67
2010-2011	58	73	37	43	50-59		71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	86	>=95	79	83	>=50	85-89	89
2018-2019	83	90-94	75	77	>=50	75-79	89
2017-2018	85	>=95	75	81	>=50	90-94	90
2016-2017	81	80-84	68	72	PS	80-84	89
2015-2016	83	>=90	71	76	>=50	80-84	89
2014-2015	78	>=95	69	66	PS	70-79	84
2013-2014	76	>=90	66	65	>=50		82
2012-2013	77	>=90	66	64	PS		83
2011-2012	76	70-79	65	68	PS		81
2010-2011	65	70-79	47	50	PS		74

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	51,234	1.9
2021-2022	50,248	2.1
2020-2021	49,181	-1.8
2019-2020	50,088	1.6
2018-2019	49,301	0.7
2017-2018	48,952	0.1
2016-2017	48,884	1.1
2015-2016	48,356	1.0
2014-2015	47,883	2.5
2013-2014	46,705	1.2
2012-2013	46,165	2.6
2011-2012	44,986	1.6
2010-2011	44,249	3.0
2009-2010	42,939	0.8
2008-2009	42,580	0.1
2007-2008	42,524	0.7
2006-2007	42,235	-0.3
2005-2006	42,370	2.4
2004-2005	41,351	2.6
2003-2004	40,269	2.8
2002-2003	39,132	2.2
2001-2002	38,282	4.5
2000-2001	36,569	3.0
1999-2000	35,463	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	School District of Manatee County (%)	Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.2	2.8
Black	12.2	21.0
Hispanic	36.4	36.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	4.9	4.1
White	44.2	35.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, School District of Manatee County had 2,963.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.29.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	41.00
Kindergarten:	180.00
Elementary:	1,112.00
Secondary:	1,136.60
Total:	2,963.45

School District of Manatee County employed 39.00 district administrators and 162.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	39.00
District Administrative Support:	91.13
School Administrators:	162.00
School Administrative Support:	350.52

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	814.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	69.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	135.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	53.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	79.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	50.00
Library/Media Support:	6.00
Student Support Services:	547.60
Other Support Services:	971.07

Schools

The School District of Manatee County operates 82 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Access To Education	42	3-12
Amikids Manatee	26	6-12
Anna Maria Elementary School	190	KG-5
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School	798	PK-5
Ballard Elementary School	400	PK-5
Barbara A Harvey Elementary School	1,069	PK-5
Bayshore Elementary School	701	PK-5
Bayshore High School	1,435	9-12
B.D. Gullett Elementary School	1,121	PK-5
Blackburn Elementary School	551	PK-5
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary	758	PK-5
Braden River Elementary School	568	PK-5
Braden River High School	1,774	9-12
Braden River Middle School	810	6-8
Buffalo Creek Middle School	1,127	6-8
Carlos E. Haile Middle School	737	6-8
Dr Mona Jain Middle School	994	6-8
Easter Seals	12	PK-12
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School	759	6-8
Florine J Abel Elementary School	488	PK-5
Freedom Elementary School	574	PK-5
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock Elementary	504	PK-5
Gene Witt Elementary School	689	PK-5
Gilbert W Mcneal Elementary School	678	PK-5
Hola! Elementary @ Msa	0
Horizons Academy	454	PK-12
Hospital Homebound Instruction	0	KG-12
H. S. Moody Elementary School	606	PK-5
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School	391	PK-5
Imagine Charter At Lakewood Ranch	550	PK-8
Imagine Charter School At North Manatee	682	PK-8
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School	520	PK-5
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School	614	PK-5
Just For Girls Elementary School	43	KG-5
Just For Girls Middle School	28	6-8
Juvenile Detention Center	61	2-12
Lakewood Ranch High School	2,435	9-12
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy	747	KG-12
Lincoln Memorial Middle School	413	6-8
Louise R Johnson K-8 School Of International Studies	936	PK-8
Manatee Charter School	526	KG-8
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head Start	2	PK-PK
Manatee Elementary School	525	PK-5
Manatee High School	1,983	9-12
Manatee School For The Arts	1,968	6-12
Manatee School Of Arts/Sciences	130	PK-6
Manatee Technical College	0	9-12
Manatee Virtual Instruction Program	13	KG-12
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)	53	1-12
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School	516	PK-5
Martha B. King Middle School	848	6-8
Myakka City Elementary School	309	PK-5
Oasis Middle School	45	6-8
Oneco Elementary School	596	PK-5
Pace Center For Girls	55	6-12
Palma Sola Elementary School	434	PK-5
Palmetto Charter School	418	PK-8
Palmetto Elementary School	570	PK-5
Palmetto High School	2,100	9-12
Palmshores Behavior Health Center	81	2-12
Palm View K-8 School	653	PK-8
Parrish Charter Academy	565	KG-6
Parrish Community High School	2,017	9-12
Pinnacle Academy Inc.	1	PK-12
R. Dan Nolan Middle School	760	6-8
Robert H. Prine Elementary School	744	PK-5
Robert Willis Elementary School	765	PK-5
Rowlett Middle Academy	671	6-8
Samoset Elementary School	589	PK-5
Sch Ofacademic & Behavioral Learning Exc (Sable) Grade Code	13	PK-8
Sea Breeze Elementary School	499	PK-5
Selby Preschool	5	PK-PK
Southeast High School	1,716	9-12
State College Of Florida Collegiate School	492	6-12
Tara Elementary School	559	PK-5
Team Success A School Of Excellence	1,222	KG-12
The Port Academy	13	9-12
Virgil Mills Elementary School	818	PK-5
Visible Men Academy	63	KG-5
W. D. Sugg Middle School	1,010	6-8
William H. Bashaw Elementary	684	PK-5
William Monroe Rowlett Academy For Arts And Communication	918	KG-5

Contact information

School District of Manatee County
215 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: 941-708-8770

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