Sarasota
A public school district in Sarasota, Florida, with 64 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 45,246
- Students enrolled
- 2,839.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 6,384.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,033
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 45,246 in 2024–25
- Ranks 113th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 21st of 82 in Florida. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,033 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 35% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Sarasota spent $14,033 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,513 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,033 | $632.6 million | 45,077 |
| FY2022 | $12,753 | $559.8 million | 43,896 |
| FY2021 | $12,169 | $518.6 million | 42,618 |
| FY2020 | $11,778 | $512.2 million | 43,485 |
| FY2019 | $11,595 | $499.9 million | 43,111 |
| FY2018 | $11,282 | $484.0 million | 42,901 |
| FY2017 | $10,801 | $462.4 million | 42,810 |
| FY2016 | $10,566 | $447.7 million | 42,368 |
| FY2015 | $10,620 | $445.1 million | 41,912 |
| FY2014 | $10,465 | $433.2 million | 41,395 |
| FY2013 | $10,122 | $416.0 million | 41,096 |
| FY2012 | $9,915 | $407.3 million | 41,083 |
| FY2011 | $10,563 | $432.0 million | 40,899 |
| FY2010 | $10,489 | $433.0 million | 41,281 |
| FY2009 | $10,701 | $439.5 million | 41,070 |
| FY2008 | $10,838 | $455.3 million | 42,013 |
| FY2007 | $10,315 | $435.2 million | 42,190 |
| FY2006 | $9,412 | $394.3 million | 41,890 |
| FY2005 | $8,513 | $352.5 million | 41,405 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $80.7 million | 10.0% |
| State | $74.0 million | 9.2% |
| Local | $652.2 million | 80.8% |
| Total | $806.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
64 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- SARASOTA
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1201680
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Florida — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Florida — A to Z, each with its page.
- Florida on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved