Where will your Manatee County student go to school next year? See the draft maps
Next school year, the School District of Manatee County will have new attendance zone maps for elementary and middle schools, meaning some students may need to change schools.
The School Board of Manatee County held a workshop last Friday to review the latest draft maps. The district will hold public meetings in November to inform communities and gather feedback about the new maps.
New attendance zones will go into effect for elementary and middle schools for the upcoming school year, but the new high school zones will be delayed until the 2027-2028 school year when the district’s new high school will open for ninth and 10th grade students.
Changes to the attendance zones come in response to increasing enrollment throughout the district’s 67 schools. According to a spokesperson for the district, there are 56,135 students enrolled in the district this year, which is up about 14% from 49,181 students during the 2020-2021 school year.
District administrators also presented new provisions on Friday designed to ease the rezoning process for some families.
“We know this can be a very emotional, disruptive process,” Deputy Superintendent of Instructional Services Derek Jensen said. “Our students love their schools … and our families have all kinds of reasons for choosing the schools they choose for their families.”
More information on the rezoning process — including the upcoming public meetings — can be found on the school district’s website. The proposed maps can also be found on the board’s last workshop agenda.
Manatee County’s proposed school maps
Here are the draft maps that were presented at the board’s workshop on Friday:
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