VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

As a heavily attended four-year high school in VENICE, Florida, VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL works with 2,579 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within SARASOTA. That puts it 149% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by SARASOTA, a district that caters to 45,246 students overall.

On the student-mix side, VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Sarasota County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 73.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sarasota County) reports that median household income runs about $83,416, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Sarasota County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 19%: 2,165 students in 2018 compared to 2,579 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 76% over that span.

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