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Sarasota Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sarasota School District details

Sarasota School District
1960 Landings Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34231

43,896 Students enrolled in District

62 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Sarasota School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Florida

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.8% of all FL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
50%
62%
52%
63%
49%
62%
50%
62%
52%
63%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alta Vista Elementary School
1050 S Euclid Ave
Sarasota, FL, 34237
PK-05
Ashton Elementary School
5110 Ashton Rd
Sarasota, FL, 34233
PK-05
Atwater Elementary School
4701 Huntsville Ave
North Port, FL, 34288
PK-05
Bay Haven School Of Basics Plus
2901 W Tamiami Cir
Sarasota, FL, 34234
KG-05
Booker High School
3201 N Orange Ave
Sarasota, FL, 34234
09-12
Booker Middle School
2250 Myrtle St
Sarasota, FL, 34234
06-08
Brentwood Elementary School
2500 Vinson Ave
Sarasota, FL, 34232
PK-05
Brookside Middle School
3636 S Shade Ave
Sarasota, FL, 34239
06-08
Children First School
1723 N Orange Ave
Sarasota, FL, 34234
PK-PK
Community Haven For Adults And Children With Disab School
4405 Desoto Rd
Sarasota, FL, 34235
PK-PK
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.2% 37.9%
Black 8.2% 22.1%
Hispanic 23.5% 36.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 2.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.4% 54.0%
Free lunch eligible 40.8% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.6% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,593 $330,181,605 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $31,178,745 5.3%
Staff $425 $18,481,125 3.2%
General Administration $124 $5,392,140 0.9%
School Administration $489 $21,264,165 3.6%
Operation $1,359 $59,096,115 10.1%
Transportation $384 $16,698,240 2.9%
Other $262 $11,393,070 1.9%
Total Support $3,759 $163,460,115 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,103 $91,448,955 15.6%
Total Expenditures $13,454 $585,047,190 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,112 $17,265,628,708 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $478 $1,349,528,117 4.1%
Staff $630 $1,780,076,891 5.5%
General Administration $94 $266,053,333 0.8%
School Administration $539 $1,522,617,570 4.7%
Operation $1,033 $2,918,193,171 8.9%
Transportation $354 $999,510,943 3.1%
Other $265 $749,659,946 2.3%
Total Support $3,393 $9,585,888,752 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,041 $5,766,642,880 17.7%
Total Expenditures $11,546 $32,617,996,570 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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