Asian enrollment rises in Sarasota County schools during 2023-24 school year

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

By Sarasota Review

Feb 21, 2025

There were 1,162 Asian students enrolled in Sarasota County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 6.9% increase from the 1,087 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Sarasota County welcomed a total of 45,041 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 61 schools in Sarasota County, Pine View School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 371 students, making up 22.2% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Sarasota County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment in Sarasota County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Riverview High School	3.6%	2,681
North Port High School	2.1%	2,577
Venice Senior High School	2.9%	2,562
Sarasota High School	1.8%	2,509
Pine View School	22.2%	1,674
Laurel Nokomis School	3.6%	1,402
Booker High School	1.4%	1,395
Sarasota Middle School	5%	1,308
Imagine School at North Port	3.1%	1,177
Sarasota Military Academy	2.1%	1,099
Lamarque Elementary School	1.1%	1,076
Woodland Middle School	2%	1,016
Ashton Elementary School	5.9%	982
Booker Middle School	1%	961
Heron Creek Middle School	1.4%	909
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	2%	882
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	2.2%	833
Toledo Blade Elementary School	1.4%	800
Cranberry Elementary School	1.4%	779
McIntosh Middle School	2.8%	761
Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences	1.6%	749
Fruitville Elementary School	1.5%	747
Lakeview Elementary School	3.3%	728
Venice Middle School	1.4%	724
Brookside Middle School	1.6%	703
Southside Elementary School	2.3%	681
Venice Elementary School	3.8%	631
Gulf Gate Elementary School	2.1%	624
Imagine School at Palmer Ranch	2.5%	476