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Sarasota County School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Sarasota County School District is a public school district in Florida. They serve 43,150 students across 62 schools, and its teachers have had 4,076 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 62
    Schools
  • 43,150
    Students
  • 3,220
    Teachers

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Sarasota County School District Demographics

56%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
29%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Sarasota County School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Sarasota County School District had a total revenue of $585.8 million in the 2016-17 school year. 79.7% came from local sources, 13.7% from state sources, and 6.6% from federal sources.

Sarasota County School District had a per-pupil revenue of $13,577 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 79.7% came from local sources, 13.7% from state sources, and 6.6% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Sarasota County School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 21, 2024

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Sarasota County School District

$2.1 million
raised using DonorsChoose
4,076
projects funded
1,249
teachers funded
8,641
donors
353
projects for basic supplies
607
projects for technology
665
projects for books
224
projects for art supplies

Sarasota County School District has received support from 5,445 individuals from Florida and 3,196 individuals out-of-state.

Sarasota County School District Schools

Alta Vista Elementary School Ashton Elementary School Atwater Elementary School Bay Haven School Basics Plus Booker High School Booker Middle School Brentwood Elementary School Brookside Middle School College Preparatory Academy Wellen Park Cranberry Elementary School Dreamers Academy Dual Language Emma E Booker Elementary School Englewood Elementary School Fruitville Elementary School Garden Elementary School Glenallen Elementary School Gocio Elementary School Gulf Gate Elementary School Heron Creek Middle School Imagine Schools North Port Up Imagine Schools North Port Elementary School Imagine Schools Palmer Ranch Island Village Montessori School Lakeview Elementary School LaMarque Elementary School Laurel - Nokomis School McIntosh Middle School North Port High School Oak Park School Phillippi Shores Elementary School Pine View School Riverview High School Sarasota Academy of the Arts Sarasota Acceleration Academy Suncoast Technical College Sarasota High School Sarasota Middle School Sarasota Military Academy Preparatory Sarasota Military Academy Sarasota School - Arts & Science Sarasota Suncoast Academy Sarasota Virtual School Sky Academy - Englewood Sky Academy - Venice Southside Elementary School State College of Florida Collegiate School Student Leadership Academy Suncoast Innovative Studies Elementary School Suncoast Polytechnical High School Suncoast Technical College - Fire Science Suncoast Technical College - Newtown Extension Tatum Ridge Elementary School Taylor Ranch Elementary School Toledo Blade Elementary School Tuttle Elementary School Venice Elementary School Venice High School Venice Middle School Wilkinson Elementary School Woodland Middle School Triad Alternative School - North YMCA Triad - South Campus
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