Total enrollment
45,246
+2,628 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
66 schools in SARASOTA
Florida · 45,246 students · 8 cities
SARASOTA in Florida operates 66 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 45,246 students (around 686 per school).
4-year change in SARASOTA
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
60
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How SARASOTA ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #5 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 45,246 | #21 of 70 | #117 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 60 | #21 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #11 of 70 | #6,370 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.3% | #50 of 70 | #5,001 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #43 of 68 | #1,823 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside SARASOTA
State test results across the district's 51 scored schools run from PINE VIEW SCHOOL at 99.4% proficient to BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 43.8%, a gap of 55.6 points. That is the 20th widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About SARASOTA
SARASOTA is a moderately sized Florida school district running 66 schools with combined enrollment near 45,246.
On the level-by-level breakdown, SARASOTA consists of 36 elementary, 11 middle, 11 high schools, and 8 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in SARASOTA has grew 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 42,618 students to 45,246. SARASOTA now counts 60 public schools, down from 61 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for SARASOTA discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.