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SARASOTA

NCES agency ID 1201680 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

45,246

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

65

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

15.9:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$14,033

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$8,480

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
43,404
Teachers (FTE)
3,041.73
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1

What current records say about SARASOTA

SARASOTA operates 65 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in SARASOTA, Florida. NCES reports 45,246 students and 2,839.9 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Florida agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 21 of 67 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $14,033 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,480 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 8 of 67 in Florida. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
5.7%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
16%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
2,839.9
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$632,574,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

SARASOTA

SARASOTA, Florida

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 27.2794, -82.5322

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White58.5%
  • Hispanic24.8%
  • Black7%
  • Asian2.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial6.5%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in SARASOTA

65 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 65 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0545313.7:1
ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0596416.5:1
ATWATER ELEMENTARYElementaryPK–0589216.2:1
BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUSElementaryKG–0554716.1:1
BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–121,47918.5:1
BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0881113.3:1
BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0559012.6:1
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0872415.1:1
CHILDREN FIRSTOtherPK–PK243:1
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARKCharterElementaryKG–0840916.4:1
COMMUNITY HAVEN FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESOtherPK–PK10.3:1
CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0581314.8:1
DREAMERS ACADEMYCharterElementaryKG–0651914.4:1
EASTER SEALS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC DBA THE LILY SCHOOL FOROtherPK–PK0Not reported
EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0545114.1:1
ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0556414.8:1
ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMSOtherPK–120Not reported
FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0570413.5:1
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0552914.3:1
GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0574915.3:1
GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0565413.9:1
GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0559613.2:1
HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0894514.8:1
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT NORTH PORTCharterOtherKG–121,22814.8:1