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SARASOTA

Sarasota, Florida · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

45,246
Students enrolled
64
Public schools
2,840
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.9:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 734
  • Kindergarten 2,900
  • Grade 1 3,141
  • Grade 2 3,208
  • Grade 3 3,352
  • Grade 4 3,231
  • Grade 5 3,527
  • Grade 6 3,431
  • Grade 7 3,592
  • Grade 8 3,763
  • Grade 9 3,675
  • Grade 10 3,752
  • Grade 11 3,635
  • Grade 12 3,305

By race/ethnicity

  • White 58%
  • Hispanic/Latino 25%
  • Black or African American 7%
  • Two or more races 7%
  • Asian 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 20,033 of 45,194 students in the 56 of its 60 schools that report
  • Free lunch 35%
  • Reduced-price lunch 9%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$15,458 spent per student on day-to-day operations Florida median: $12,447 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,200
  • Support services $5,641
  • Other (food service, etc.) $617

Where the money comes from

  • Local 82%
  • State 8%
  • Federal 10%

Total revenue $904.2 milliontotal spending $948.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: SmallStudents: 49% city, 45% suburb, 6% rural

Total staff (FTE)

6,385

District office

1960 LANDINGS BLVD, Sarasota FL 34231

County

Sarasota County

Official website

NCES District ID

1201680

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About SARASOTA

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Sarasota County School District Mission Statement The School District of Sarasota County prepares students to achieve the highest learning standards by engaging a high quality staff, involved parents, and a supportive community.
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Public Schools in SARASOTA (68)

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RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades 09–12 · 2,637 students · High

VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Venice, FL · Grades 09–12 · 2,579 students · High

NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades 09–12 · 2,557 students · High

SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades 09–12 · 2,359 students · High

PINE VIEW SCHOOL

Osprey, FL · Grades 02–12 · 1,752 students · Other

BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades 09–12 · 1,479 students · High

LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL

Nokomis, FL · Grades PK–08 · 1,384 students · Elementary

SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades 06–08 · 1,290 students · Middle

IMAGINE SCHOOL AT NORTH PORT

North Port, FL · Grades KG–12 · 1,228 students · Other

WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades 06–08 · 1,040 students · Middle

LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades PK–05 · 1,025 students · Elementary

SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY

Sarasota, FL · Grades 06–12 · 997 students · High

ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades PK–05 · 964 students · Elementary

HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades 06–08 · 945 students · Middle

ATWATER ELEMENTARY

North Port, FL · Grades PK–05 · 892 students · Elementary

TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades PK–05 · 864 students · Elementary

TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Venice, FL · Grades PK–05 · 844 students · Elementary

TOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades PK–05 · 841 students · Elementary

SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY

Sarasota, FL · Grades KG–08 · 823 students · Elementary

CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades PK–05 · 813 students · Elementary

BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades 06–08 · 811 students · Middle

GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

North Port, FL · Grades PK–05 · 749 students · Elementary

SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES

Sarasota, FL · Grades 06–08 · 747 students · Middle

LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sarasota, FL · Grades PK–05 · 741 students · Elementary