Sarasota Review

Sarasota County School District's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 3,800 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.4% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 0.4% compared to the year before.

Sarasota County School District also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Venice Senior High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year. Oak Park School, Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise), and Sarasota County Acceleration Academies had the fewest.

Data showed that Sarasota County School District enrolled a total of 45,314 students in the 2023-24 school year, the 21st highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 21st highest in the year before.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

Schools	Number of Students
Alta Vista Elementary School	760
Ashton Elementary School	982
Atwater Elementary School	853
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus	578
Booker High School	1,395
Booker Middle School	961
Brentwood Elementary School	393
Brookside Middle School	703
Children First	30
Cranberry Elementary School	779
Dreamers Academy	440
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	435
Englewood Elementary School	407
Ese Special Programs	0
Fruitville Elementary School	747
Garden Elementary School	509
Glenallen Elementary School	760
Gocio Elementary School	636
Gulf Gate Elementary School	624
Heron Creek Middle School	909
Imagine School at North Port	1,177
Imagine School at Palmer Ranch	476
Island Village Montessori School	546
Lakeview Elementary School	354
Lamarque Elementary School	1,076
Laurel Nokomis School	1,402
McIntosh Middle School	761
North Port High School	2,577
Oak Park School	221
Phillippi Shores Elementary School	709
Pine View School	1,674
Riverview High School	2,496
Sarasota Academy of the Arts	176
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies	94
Sarasota High School	2,509
Sarasota Middle School	1,308
Sarasota Military Academy	1,099
Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences	749
Sarasota Suncoast Academy	817
Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise)	23
Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program	89
Sky Academy Englewood	331
Sky Academy Venice	281
Southside Elementary School	619
State College of Fla Collegiate School-Venice	237
Student Leadership Academy	330
Suncoast Polytechnical High School	566
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies	103
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	833
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	882
The Florida Center for Child and Family Development	0
Toledo Blade Elementary School	800
Triad	115
Tuttle Elementary School	690
Venice Elementary School	631
Venice Middle School	724
Venice Senior High School	2,562
Wilkinson Elementary School	436
Woodland Middle School	1,016
Total Sarasota County School District	45,314