Sarasota Review

Riverview High School had the highest enrollment among Sarasota County schools, welcoming 2,681 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 61% of Riverview High School’s total enrollment.

Riverview High School is part of the Sarasota County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Sarasota County with its main office in Sarasota.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Riverview High School	Sarasota	2,681
North Port High School	North Port	2,577
Venice Senior High School	Venice	2,562
Sarasota High School	Sarasota	2,509
Pine View School	Osprey	1,674
Laurel Nokomis School	Nokomis	1,402
Booker High School	Sarasota	1,395
Sarasota Middle School	Sarasota	1,308
Imagine School at North Port	North Port	1,177
Sarasota Military Academy	Sarasota	1,099
Lamarque Elementary School	North Port	1,076
Woodland Middle School	North Port	1,016
Ashton Elementary School	Sarasota	982
Booker Middle School	Sarasota	961
Heron Creek Middle School	North Port	909
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	Venice	882
Atwater Elementary School	North Port	853
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	Sarasota	833
Sarasota Suncoast Academy	Sarasota	817
Toledo Blade Elementary School	North Port	800
Cranberry Elementary School	North Port	779
McIntosh Middle School	Sarasota	761
Glenallen Elementary School	North Port	760
Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences	Sarasota	749
Fruitville Elementary School	Sarasota	747
Lakeview Elementary School	Sarasota	728
Venice Middle School	Venice	724
Phillippi Shores Elementary School	Sarasota	709
Brookside Middle School	Sarasota	703
Tuttle Elementary School	Sarasota	690
Southside Elementary School	Sarasota	681
Gocio Elementary School	Sarasota	636
Venice Elementary School	Venice	631
Gulf Gate Elementary School	Sarasota	624
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus	Sarasota	578
Suncoast Polytechnical High School	Sarasota	566
Brentwood Elementary School	Sarasota	562
Englewood Elementary School	Englewood	555
Island Village Montessori School	Venice	546
Garden Elementary School	Venice	509
Imagine School at Palmer Ranch	Sarasota	476
Alta Vista Elementary School	Sarasota	473
Dreamers Academy	Sarasota	440
Wilkinson Elementary School	Sarasota	436
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	Sarasota	435
Sky Academy Englewood	Englewood	331
Student Leadership Academy	Venice	330
Sky Academy Venice	Venice	281
State College of Fla Collegiate School-Venice	Venice	237
Oak Park School	Sarasota	221
Sarasota Academy of the Arts	Sarasota	176
Triad	Sarasota	115
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies	Sarasota	103
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies	Sarasota	94
Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program	Sarasota	89
Children First	Sarasota	30
Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise)	Sarasota	23