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Manatee schools report 1,007-student enrollment gain; new elementary designs and school-naming process under way

School Board of Manatee County · August 27, 2024
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Superintendent reported enrollment rose to 52,480 after the first 10 days (an increase of 1,007 students year-over-year); staff updated the board on prototype elementary designs, an 8-classroom addition, and launched public nominations to name the new East K-8 campus.

Superintendent Wysong told the board that after the first 10 days of the 2024 school year district enrollment stood at 52,480 students, an increase of 1,007 from the same point last year.

"After day 8 this year, we were at 52,480 students," the superintendent said, summarizing a gain concentrated mostly in district-operated elementary schools. The district said 60% of the growth is in…

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