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Sarasota, FL
Public School Ratings




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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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

45,314 Students enrolled in District

65 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Sarasota School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Florida

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.1% of all FL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.7% 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%
53%
61%
53%
63%
52%
62%
53%
61%
53%
63%
52%
    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
College Preparatory Academy At Wellen Park School
6278 N Federal Highway
Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33308
KG-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.0% 36.4%
Black 7.8% 21.7%
Hispanic 25.0% 38.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.1% 50.3%
Free lunch eligible 40.1% 46.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 3.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,451 $337,636,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $825 $37,366,000 5.8%
Staff $501 $22,697,000 3.5%
General Administration $151 $6,821,000 1.1%
School Administration $521 $23,603,000 3.6%
Operation $1,678 $76,037,000 11.7%
Transportation $400 $18,135,000 2.8%
Other $289 $13,075,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,364 $197,734,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,481 $112,443,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $14,296 $647,813,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,487 $18,612,485,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $557 $1,598,221,000 4.5%
Staff $697 $2,000,201,000 5.6%
General Administration $134 $383,750,000 1.1%
School Administration $570 $1,634,810,000 4.6%
Operation $1,148 $3,294,917,000 9.2%
Transportation $379 $1,088,371,000 3.1%
Other $335 $960,812,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,820 $10,961,082,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,114 $6,064,456,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $12,421 $35,638,023,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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