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Suncoast Polytechnical High School

๐Ÿ“ 4650 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, Sarasota County, 34233

585
Pupils
20.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Suncoast Polytechnical High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sarasota, Sarasota County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sarasota school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Sarasota

Enrollment & staffing

Suncoast Polytechnical High School enrolls 585 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.

Male students
374 (64%)
Female students
211 (36%)
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student-teacher ratio
20.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White38866%
Hispanic or Latino14725%
Two or more races295%
Black or African American132.2%
Asian81.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

217 of the school's 585 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Suncoast Polytechnical High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.

School district: SARASOTA

Suncoast Polytechnical 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 585 students, Suncoast Polytechnical High School is smaller than the district average of about 730 students per school.

45,246
District students
62
Schools
2,942
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

81%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (9) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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