Regular local school district · Sarasota County

Sarasota County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending

Sarasota County Public Schools runs 64 public schools with 45,246 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.9 students per teacher is 2.3 lower than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "SARASOTA".

At a glance

Schools: 64
Students: 45,246
Teachers (FTE): 2,839
Students per teacher: 15.9; FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 1960 Landings Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Phone: (941)927-9000
County: Sarasota County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1201680
State district ID: FL-58
Total staff (FTE): 6,384
School counselors (FTE): 130.0About 348 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 153.0
Charter schools: 14

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Students per teacher compared

This district15.9

Florida18.2

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (42,618), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $642.2 million
Federal revenue: $57.3 million
State revenue: $77.1 million
Local revenue: $507.8 million
Total spending: $629.2 million
Spending per pupil: $14,764
Salaries: $295.0 million46.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $91.9 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 8.9%
State: 12.0%
Local: 79.1%

Florida overall

Federal: 13.9%
State: 36.7%
Local: 49.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,764

Florida$12,074

United States$16,826

Schools in Sarasota County Public Schools

By level: 11 high, 11 middle, 31 elementary, 5 prekindergarten, 6 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Alta Vista Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	453	13.7
Ashton Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	964	16.6
Atwater Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	892	16.2
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus	Elementary	K to 5	547	16.1
Booker High School	High	9 to 12	1,479	18.5
Booker Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	811	13.3
Brentwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	590	12.6
Brookside Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	724	15.1
Children First	Prekindergarten	PK	24	3.0
College Preparatory Academy at Wellen ParkCharter	Elementary	K to 7	409	16.4
Community Haven for Adults and Children With Disabilities	Prekindergarten	PK	1	0.3
Cranberry Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	813	14.8
Dreamers AcademyCharter	Elementary	K to 5	519	14.4
Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc Dba the Lily School for	Prekindergarten	PK	0
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	451	14.1
Englewood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	564	14.8
Ese Special Programs	Other	PK to 12	0
Fruitville Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	704	13.5
Garden Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	529	14.3
Glenallen Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	749	15.3
Gocio Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	654	13.9
Gulf Gate Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	596	13.2
Heron Creek Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	945	14.8
Imagine School at North PortCharter	Other	K to 12	1,228	14.8
Imagine School at Palmer RanchCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	433	14.4
Island Village Montessori SchoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	527	13.5
Lakeview Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	741	15.1
Lamarque Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	1,025	14.2
Laurel Nokomis School	Elementary	PK to 8	1,384	14.4
McIntosh Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	693	16.1
North Port High School	High	9 to 12	2,557	20.5
Oak Park School	Other	K to 12	211	4.7
Phillippi Shores Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	696	15.8
Pine View School	Other	2 to 12	1,752	16.7
Pinnacle Academy Inc.	Prekindergarten	PK	0
Riverview High School	High	9 to 12	2,637	19.7
Sarasota Academy of the ArtsCharter	Elementary	K to 8	193	11.4
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies	High	9 to 12	106	53.0
Sarasota High School	High	9 to 12	2,359	19.5
Sarasota Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,290	17.4
Sarasota Military AcademyCharter	High	6 to 12	997	14.9
Sarasota School of Arts/SciencesCharter	Middle	6 to 8	747	18.7
Sarasota Suncoast AcademyCharter	Elementary	K to 8	823	17.1
Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise)	Other	K to 12	12	3.0
Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program	Other	K to 12	103
Sky Academy EnglewoodCharter	Middle	6 to 8	327	16.4
Sky Academy VeniceCharter	Middle	6 to 8	293	14.7
Southside Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	696	15.1
State College of Fla Collegiate School-VeniceCharter	High	9 to 12	290	26.4
Student Leadership AcademyCharter	Middle	6 to 8	328	17.3

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.