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Palmetto High School

(941) 723-4848

Physical Address:
1200 17th ST West
Palmetto, FL  34221
Mailing Address:
1200 17th ST W
Palmetto, FL  34221

School Information

District:
Manatee
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Manatee County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1664

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Palmetto High School

This School County Average State Average
White 47.36% 49.11% 43.53%
Hispanic 25.48% 26.95% 24.35%
Black 23.26% 18.78% 28.17%
Others 2.88% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 1.02% 1.92% 2.56%
American Indian 0% 0.43% 0.60%

Genders in Palmetto High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.62% 52.21% 52.08%
Male 48.38% 47.79% 47.92%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Palmetto High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 953 879 788
Hispanic 405 404 424
Black 412 411 387
Others 34 34 48
Asian/Pacific 25 22 17
American Indian 2 2 0
Total 1831 1752 1664

Enrollment by Gender for Palmetto High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 892 869 859
Male 939 883 805
Total 1831 1752 1664

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Palmetto High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1831 1752 1664
# Eligible for free lunch 595 (32%) 610 (35%) 711 (43%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 181 (10%) 179 (10%) 149 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 776 (42%) 789 (45%) 860 (52%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Palmetto High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1831 1752 1664
Fulltime teachers 92.0 87.5 86.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.90 21.10 19.35
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 16.17 17.88 16.55