UPDATED July 26, 2020 – MANATEE COUNTY – The School District of Manatee County has determined the percentages of middle school and high school students who intend to begin the school year using in-person brick-and-mortar learning, at-home online eLearning, or a hybrid of both.
Parents were given until Thursday, July 23 to inform their children’s school which learning method their child or children would use to begin the school year in 10 middle schools and eight high schools in Manatee County.
The middle schools are Braden River Middle School, Buffalo Creek Middle School, Haile Middle School, Johnson Middle School, King Middle School, Lee Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, Mona Jain Middle School and Sugg Middle School.
The high schools are Bayshore High School, Braden River High School, Lakewood Ranch High School, Manatee High School, Parrish Community High School, Palmetto High School, Southeast High School and Horizons.
As of Friday afternoon, data regarding selections made by elementary school students and their parents was not yet available.
Middle school selections
As of Friday, 46.2% percent of the responding middle school students and their parents chose to start the school year as currently proposed on Monday, Aug. 17 with in-person, brick-and-mortar learning five days a week inside a school building.
On average, 27% of these middle school students and their parents selected at-home eLearning and 26.8% selected the hybrid option that includes a weekly mix of both in-school and at-home learning.
At 60%, Lincoln Middle School has the highest percentage of brick-and-mortar students among middle schools, followed by Johnson Middle School at 57%. At 38%, Nolan Middle School has the lowest percentage of brick-and-mortar students, followed by Mona Jain Middle School at 40%.
At 34%, Johnson Middle School has the highest percentage of eLearning students, followed by Braden River Middle School and Lee Middle School at 30%. At 19%, King Middle School has the lowest percentage of eLearning students, followed by Nolan Middle School at 22%.
At 40%, Nolan Middle School has the highest percentage of hybrid students, followed by King Middle School at 37%. At 9%, Johnson Middle School has the lowest percentage of hybrid students, followed by Lincoln Middle School at 13%.
High school selections
On average, 29% of high school students and their parents chose in-person, brick-and-mortar learning. Slightly more than 22% selected at-home eLearning and approximately 49% selected the hybrid learning model.
At 48%, Parrish Community High School has the highest percentage of brick-and-mortar high school students, followed by Lakewood Ranch High School and Manatee High School at 35%. At 13%, Southeast High School has the lowest percentage of brick-and-mortar students, followed by Horizons at 15%.
At 25%, Palmetto High School has the highest percentage of eLearning students, followed by Parrish Community High School at 24%. At 19%, Horizons has the lowest percentage of eLearning students, followed by Lakewood Ranch High School at 20%.
At 66%, Horizons has the highest percentage of hybrid students, followed by Southeast High School at 65%.
At 28%, Parrish Community High School has the lowest percentage of hybrid students, followed by Manatee High School at 42%.
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