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Sarasota School District

1960 Landings Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34231-3300

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Top 10%

Tel: (941) 927-9000

Top Rankings

Sarasota School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Florida for:

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

64 Schools

1,907 Schools

# Students

45,314 Students

1,125,041 Students

# Teachers

2,996 Teachers

71,106 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Sarasota School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 73 school districts in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 89% has increased from 86% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

#6 out of 73 school districts
(Top 10%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Sarasota School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

64%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Sarasota School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

62%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Sarasota School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

62%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Sarasota School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

89%

87%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Sarasota School District and public school graduation rate of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58

0.71

# American Indian Students

69 Students

2,519 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,287 Students

28,821 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

10,573 Students

410,275 Students

% Hispanic Students

23%

36%

# Black Students

3,285 Students

236,296 Students

% Black Students

21%

# White Students

27,130 Students

392,794 Students

% White Students

60%

35%

# Hawaiian Students

30 Students

1,699 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,940 Students

52,637 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

769

64,435

# Students in K Grade:

2,944

154,480

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,123

162,048

# Students in 2nd Grade:

3,179

167,480

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,306

171,088

# Students in 4th Grade:

3,428

167,840

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,258

159,523

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,503

27,386

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,756

20,006

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,587

19,168

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,778

2,380

# Students in 10th Grade:

3,800

2,273

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,543

2,437

# Students in 12th Grade:

3,340

4,497

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,171 is higher than the state median of $11,949. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,885 is higher than the state median of $11,603. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$642 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Sarasota School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$629 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart displays total spending of Sarasota School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$14,171

$11,949

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Sarasota School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,885

$11,603

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Sarasota School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2025)

District size: 64 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 45,314 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 40%
: 89% (Top 50% in FL)
: Top 10%
: 64% (Top 20%)
: 62% (Top 10%)
: 62% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education