Imagine Charter School at North Manatee

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Palmetto, Florida

Imagine Charter School at North Manatee in Palmetto, Florida enrolled 853 students in 2024-25 with 48.0 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44-48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

682 students in 2022-23, 773 students in 2023-24, 853 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.0 to 48.0.

Students enrolled at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 85302505007501k2022-236822023-247732024-25853
Students enrolled at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 85302505007501k2022-236822023-247732024-25853
Students enrolled at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 85302505007501k2022-236822023-247732024-25853
Students enrolled at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 85302505007501k2022-236822023-247732024-25853
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368244.015.5
2023-2477348.016.1
2024-2585348.017.8

17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Imagine Charter School at North Manatee enrolled 613 students and reported no counselor; it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions37
  • Chronically absent29.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.3% of students were White, 36.0% Hispanic, 18.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White39.3%
  2. Hispanic36.0%
  3. Black18.1%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Asian1.6%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee scored proficient or above: 44-48% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244‑48%50%53%
Math, 2022-2355%59% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Palmetto

7 public elementary schools in Palmetto report 2024-25 enrollment; Imagine Charter School at North Manatee is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Virgil Mills Elementary School86316.940.8%
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee85317.850.1%
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School61416.670.7%
Palm View K-8 School60613.873.8%
Palmetto Elementary School51914.072.8%
Palmetto Charter School45813.531.4%
Blackburn Elementary School45213.578.3%

All public schools in Palmetto →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Imagine Charter School at North Manatee

  1. Virgil Mills Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 863 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Parrish Charter AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 891 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Imagine Charter School at North Manatee with Virgil Mills Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Manatee spends per student$11,381 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,381
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaImagine Charter School at North Manatee is the number 363 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#363 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Imagine Charter School at North Manatee

  1. How many students attend Imagine Charter School at North Manatee?
    853 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 682 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palmetto, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee?
    17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Imagine Charter School at North Manatee a Title I school?
    Imagine Charter School at North Manatee was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee do on state tests?
    The students tested at Imagine Charter School at North Manatee scored proficient or above: 44-48% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Imagine Charter School at North Manatee in?
    Manatee, NCES district ID 1201230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120123007153 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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