📍 2155 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota, Sarasota County, 34239
Sarasota High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sarasota, Sarasota County. The school has 2,528 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sarasota school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 128.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sarasota High School enrolls 2,528 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 128.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,447 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 756 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 114 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 50 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,090 of the school's 2,528 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 920 qualify for free lunch and 170 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sarasota High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 72.
Sarasota High School is one of 62 schools in SARASOTA, based in SARASOTA, Florida. The district serves 45,246 students district-wide and employs 2,942 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,528 students, Sarasota High School is larger than the district average of about 730 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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