Sarasota Review

There were 2,844 multiracial students enrolled in Sarasota County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.9% increase from the 2,711 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Sarasota County welcomed a total of 45,077 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 60 schools in Sarasota County, North Port High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 159 students, making up 6.2% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Riverview High School	4.9	2,597
Venice Senior High School	5.4	2,584
North Port High School	6.2	2,562
Sarasota High School	4.5	2,528
Pine View School	9.1	1,689
Laurel Nokomis School	4.6	1,411
Booker High School	6.2	1,309
Sarasota Middle School	5	1,278
Sarasota Military Academy	3	1,213
Lamarque Elementary School	6.3	1,073
Ashton Elementary School	8.2	1,046
Woodland Middle School	6	978
Booker Middle School	5.6	950
Heron Creek Middle School	8.6	902
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	6.9	901
McIntosh Middle School	5.9	851
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	5.3	834
Atwater Elementary School	3.9	802
Toledo Blade Elementary School	3.3	799
Cranberry Elementary School	3.1	785
Fruitville Elementary School	2.5	775
Venice Middle School	7	761
Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences	4.6	746
Brookside Middle School	5.4	745
Glenallen Elementary School	3.2	716
Lakeview Elementary School	2.7	691
Southside Elementary School	1.7	687
Tuttle Elementary School	1.5	665
Gulf Gate Elementary School	3.2	655
Gocio Elementary School	1.9	644
Venice Elementary School	1.6	608
Suncoast Polytechnical High School	2.1	585
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus	3.8	582
Island Village Montessori School	3.5	577
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	4.5	468
Wilkinson Elementary School	2.4	460