Sarasota, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Sarasota in Sarasota County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Sarasota view- Population
- 56,970 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $72,105 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 15.0% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 57.5% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 63.2% White, 17.9% Hispanic, 14.5% Black, 1.9% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 16.2% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 8,804 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 3.8 violent and 14.3 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Sarasota Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 216 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Sarasota
Schools located in Sarasota
- Booker High School (high school)
- Sarasota County Acceleration Academies (high school)
- Sarasota High School (high school)
- Brookside Middle School (middle school)
- Sarasota School Of Arts/Sciences (middle school)
- Alta Vista Elementary School (elementary school)
- Bay Haven School Of Basics Plus (elementary school)
- Children First (early childhood school)
- Sarasota Military Academy (school)
- Southside Elementary School (elementary school)
- Suncoast School For Innovative Studies (elementary school)
- Tuttle Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau