OAK PARK SCHOOL

OAK PARK SCHOOL is a low-enrollment unified-grade school in SARASOTA, Florida, one of the schools within SARASOTA. The school works with 211 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

SARASOTA runs 60 schools in total, collectively educating 45,246 students. OAK PARK SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAK PARK SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Sarasota County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.7:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sarasota County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sarasota County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,416, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sarasota County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), of which OAK PARK SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. OAK PARK SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 308 (now 211). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 60% to 54%.

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