School district · Florida

Sarasota

Sarasota in Florida: 64 public schools with 45,246 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,458 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 64; 14 charter
Students: 45,246
Students per teacher: 15.9; FL 18.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,458; FL $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,840
Counselors (FTE): 130
Students per counselor: 348; FL 426 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 31.1; Librarians (FTE): 3.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.6K15

$10.6K16

$10.8K17

$11.3K18

$11.6K19

$11.8K20

$12.2K21

$12.8K22

$14.0K23

$15.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 9.9% · $89.1M
State: 7.9% · $71.1M
Local: 82% · $743.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,200
Support services: $5,641
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $209.4M
Long-term debt: $197.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 5Elementary schools: 31Middle schools: 11High schools: 11Other schools: 6

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Children FirstSpecial education	Pre-K	24	3.0	Sarasota
Community Haven for Adults and Children With DisabilitiesSpecial education	Pre-K	1	0.3	Sarasota
Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc Dba the Lily School forSpecial education	Pre-K	0	—	Sarasota
Pinnacle Academy Inc.Special education	Pre-K	0	—	Bradenton
The Florida Center for Child and Family DevelopmentSpecial education	Pre-K	15	1.7	Sarasota
Alta Vista Elementary School	Pre-K–5	453	13.7	Sarasota
Ashton Elementary School	Pre-K–5	964	16.5	Sarasota
Atwater Elementary	Pre-K–5	892	16.2	North Port
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus	K–5	547	16.1	Sarasota
Brentwood Elementary School	Pre-K–5	590	12.6	Sarasota
College Preparatory Academy at Wellen ParkCharter	K–7	409	16.4	Fort Lauderdale
Cranberry Elementary School	Pre-K–5	813	14.8	North Port
Dreamers AcademyCharter	K–5	519	14.4	Sarasota
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	Pre-K–5	451	14.1	Sarasota
Englewood Elementary School	Pre-K–5	564	14.8	Englewood
Fruitville Elementary School	Pre-K–5	704	13.5	Sarasota
Garden Elementary School	K–5	529	14.3	Venice
Glenallen Elementary School	Pre-K–5	749	15.3	North Port
Gocio Elementary School	Pre-K–5	654	13.9	Sarasota
Gulf Gate Elementary School	Pre-K–5	596	13.2	Sarasota
Imagine School at Palmer RanchCharter	Pre-K–8	433	14.3	Sarasota
Island Village Montessori SchoolCharter	K–8	527	13.5	Venice
Lakeview Elementary School	Pre-K–5	741	15.1	Sarasota
Lamarque Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,025	14.2	North Port
Laurel Nokomis School	Pre-K–8	1,384	14.4	Nokomis
Phillippi Shores Elementary School	Pre-K–5	696	15.8	Sarasota
Sarasota Academy of the ArtsCharter	K–8	193	11.2	Sarasota
Sarasota Suncoast AcademyCharter	K–8	823	17.1	Sarasota
Southside Elementary School	K–5	696	15.1	Sarasota
Suncoast School for Innovative StudiesCharter	K–5	96	13.7	Sarasota
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	Pre-K–5	864	15.5	Sarasota
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	Pre-K–5	844	14.8	Venice
Toledo Blade Elementary School	Pre-K–5	841	18.3	North Port
Tuttle Elementary School	Pre-K–5	698	13.7	Sarasota
Venice Elementary School	Pre-K–5	616	13.1	Venice
Wilkinson Elementary School	Pre-K–5	422	12.9	Sarasota
Booker Middle School	6–8	811	13.3	Sarasota
Brookside Middle School	6–8	724	15.1	Sarasota
Heron Creek Middle School	6–8	945	14.8	North Port
Mcintosh Middle School	6–8	693	16.1	Sarasota
Sarasota Middle School	6–8	1,290	17.4	Sarasota
Sarasota School of Arts/SciencesCharter	6–8	747	18.7	Sarasota
Sky Academy EnglewoodCharter	6–8	327	16.4	Venice
Sky Academy VeniceCharter	6–8	293	14.7	Venice
Student Leadership AcademyCharter	6–8	328	16.6	Venice
Venice Middle School	6–8	732	16.3	Venice
Woodland Middle School	6–8	1,040	16.8	North Port
Booker High School	9–12	1,479	18.5	Sarasota
North Port High School	9–12	2,557	20.5	North Port
Riverview High School	9–12	2,637	19.7	Sarasota
Sarasota County Acceleration AcademiesAlternative	9–12	106	53.0	Sarasota
Sarasota High School	9–12	2,359	19.5	Sarasota
Sarasota Military AcademyCharter	6–12	997	14.9	Sarasota
State College of Fla Collegiate School-VeniceCharter	9–12	290	26.4	Venice
Suncoast Polytechnical High School	9–12	556	19.2	Sarasota
Suncoast Technical CollegeCareer and technical	12	0	—	Sarasota
TriadAlternative	6–12	77	7.7	Sarasota
Venice Senior High School	9–12	2,579	21.5	Venice
Ese Special ProgramsSpecial education	Pre-K–12	0	—	Sarasota
Imagine School at North PortCharter	K–12	1,228	14.8	North Port
Oak Park SchoolSpecial education	K–12	211	4.7	Sarasota
Pine View School	2–12	1,752	16.6	Osprey
Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise)Fully virtual	K–12	12	2.9	Sarasota
Sarasota Virtual Instruction ProgramFully virtual	K–12	103	—	Sarasota

Sources

Address: 1960 Landings Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Phone: (941)927-9000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).