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Sarasota County district student body primarily comprised of white students in 2022-23 school year

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FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

The majority of students in Sarasota County district were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 45,077 students attending Sarasota County district schools, 60.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity in Sarasota County district (22.6%).

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sarasota County district, representing 59.6% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased by 2.7% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

“Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person,” said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Student Ethnicities in Sarasota County in 2022-23 School Year
White [60.7%]Black [7.4%]Hispanic [22.6%]Multiracial [6.3%]Ethnicities <5% [3%]
Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Sarasota County Districts in 2022-23 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Sarasota County School DistrictWhite60.7%45,077

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