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Palmetto Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1607 17 Th St W
Palmetto, FL 34221
Phone
(941) 723-3711
District
MANATEE
County
MANATEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
436
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.2% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Palmetto Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
55%
78%
50%
94%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
59%
80%
58%
89%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
54%
77%
54%
81%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
51%
74%
47%
89%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
47%
89%
47%
93%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
50%
83%
47%
86%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
15
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 54 12.4%
Grade 1 54 12.4%
Grade 2 54 12.4%
Grade 3 54 12.4%
Grade 4 44 10.1%
Grade 5 44 10.1%
Grade 6 44 10.1%
Grade 7 44 10.1%
Grade 8 44 10.1%
Total 436 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.7% 45.6% 37.2%
Black 7.2% 12.8% 21.8%
Hispanic 15.1% 39.2% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 2.3% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 52.7% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 16.3% 36.0% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.8% 16.7% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 416,020 22,610,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 560.1 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 16.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.7% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 28.2% 21.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 168,504 8,550,911
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.3% 33.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.0% 18.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.1% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,264 $331,319,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $501 $26,482,000 4.0%
Staff $495 $26,185,000 3.9%
General Administration $138 $7,284,000 1.1%
School Administration $603 $31,892,000 4.8%
Operation $1,055 $55,800,000 8.4%
Transportation $306 $16,208,000 2.4%
Other $402 $21,240,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,499 $185,091,000 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,826 $149,483,000 22.4%
Total Expenditures $12,589 $665,893,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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