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Sarasota County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves North Port, Sarasota, Venice and Longboat Key.
Students
45,246
Schools
64
Spent per student
$15,458
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$384.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Sarasota County School District
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Florida districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the FL average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.2% since 2020
- Debt of $384.1M, about $8,488 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bee Ridge.
PK–5Ashton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Sarasota Middle SchoolThis district
9–127 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency63%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,458 per student · 19% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 82%State 8%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
42,618’20
43,896’21
45,077’22
45,314’23
45,246’24
Up 6.2% since 2020.
Students
White 58%Hispanic 25%Black 7%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
64 public schools.
Laurel Nokomis School
A1,384 students14:1
Lamarque Elementary School
B+1,025 students14:1
Ashton Elementary School
A+964 students16:1
Atwater Elementary
A−892 students16:1
Tatum Ridge Elementary School
A864 students16:1
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
A−844 students15:1
Toledo Blade Elementary School
A−841 students18:1
Sarasota Suncoast Academy
A823 students17:1
Cranberry Elementary School
A−813 students15:1
Glenallen Elementary School
B749 students15:1
Lakeview Elementary School
A741 students15:1
Fruitville Elementary School
A−704 students14:1
Tuttle Elementary School
C698 students14:1
Phillippi Shores Elementary School
A696 students16:1
Southside Elementary School
A+696 students15:1
Gocio Elementary School
B−654 students14:1
Venice Elementary School
A616 students13:1
Gulf Gate Elementary School
A−596 students13:1
Brentwood Elementary School
B590 students13:1
Englewood Elementary School
A−564 students15:1
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus
A547 students16:1
Garden Elementary School
A529 students14:1
Island Village Montessori School
B+527 students14:1
Dreamers Academy
519 students14:1
Alta Vista Elementary School
B453 students14:1
Emma E. Booker Elementary School
C451 students14:1
Imagine School at Palmer Ranch
A−433 students14:1
Wilkinson Elementary School
C+422 students13:1
College Preparatory Academy at Wellen Park
409 students16:1
Sarasota Academy of the Arts
B+193 students11:1
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies
D96 students14:1
Sarasota Middle School
A+1,290 students17:1
Woodland Middle School
B+1,040 students17:1
Heron Creek Middle School
B945 students15:1
Booker Middle School
C+811 students13:1
Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences
A747 students19:1
Venice Middle School
A−732 students16:1
Brookside Middle School
B+724 students15:1
McIntosh Middle School
B+693 students16:1
Student Leadership Academy
A328 students17:1
Sky Academy Englewood
B+327 students16:1
Sky Academy Venice
B293 students15:1
Riverview High School
A−2,637 students20:1
Venice Senior High School
A−2,579 students21:1
North Port High School
B2,557 students20:1
Sarasota High School
B+2,359 students19:1
Booker High School
C1,479 students18:1
Sarasota Military Academy
B−997 students15:1
Suncoast Polytechnical High School
A556 students19:1
State College of Fla Collegiate School-Venice
290 students26:1
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies
106 students53:1
Triad
D−77 students8:1
Suncoast Technical College
0 students0:1
Pine View School
A+1,752 students17:1
Imagine School at North Port
B1,228 students15:1
Oak Park School
D211 students5:1
Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program
103 students
Children First
24 students3:1
The Florida Center for Child and Family Development
15 students2:1
Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise)
12 students3:1
Community Haven for Adults and Children With Disabilities
1 students0:1
Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc DBA the Lily School for
0 students
Ese Special Programs
0 students
Pinnacle Academy Inc.
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.