Enrollment
103
Combined
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168007714
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
4748 BENEVA RD, SARASOTA, FL 34233 · (941) 927-9000 · Sarasota County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
3 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 21% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -21.5pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
FL avg 58.9%
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2023.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | N/A |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
103
-406 (-80%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 137
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 103 | N/A | N/A | 3% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 87 | N/A | N/A | 8% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | N/A | N/A | 25% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | N/A | N/A | 36% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | N/A | N/A | 19% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 28% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM.
About SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is a small combined-grade school in SARASOTA, Florida, administered by SARASOTA. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend, and enrollment is 103 students. The typical figure for combined schools in Florida is about 353 students.
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is a school in SARASOTA. The district has 60 schools and 45,246 students.
White students are the majority at SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM, with 67% of enrollment. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 82%. SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is 3%. The average for public schools in Sarasota County is 44%.
Census estimates describe Sarasota County this way: the median household income is $83,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM, Sarasota County has 62 other public schools.
The shortest distance from SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to SARASOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE). Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. In federal data, SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is a virtual school.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 509 students at SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM; in 2024-25, 103. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
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Sarasota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
459,547
Census ACS
Median income
$83,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
45,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,579 students
- NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,557 students
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- PINE VIEW SCHOOLCombined · 1,752 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
Other schools in SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,290 students
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMYHigh · 997 students
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 964 students
Nearby schools
- SARASOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)0.0 mi · 12
- SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 556
- WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 422
- TRIAD0.3 mi · 77
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,637
- PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMHow large is SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM?
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM enrolls approximately 103 students in grades KG-12.
Is SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM an elementary, middle, or high school?
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM have?
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM?
Student demographics at SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM are roughly 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM in?
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is part of SARASOTA.
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