Desoto Middle School vs Woodland Middle School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Desoto Middle School Woodland Middle School
Location Arcadia, FL North Port, FL
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle middle
Enrollment 922 1,040
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.5:1 16.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 51.7% 41.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Desoto Middle School Woodland Middle School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,385 $14,033
District Desoto Sarasota County Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Desoto Middle School Woodland Middle School
White 27.2% 60.6%
African American 13.4% 8.9%
Hispanic or Latino 55.3% 20.9%
Asian 0.4% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.3% 7.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Desoto Middle School Woodland Middle School
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 1035:1 324:1
Chronic Absenteeism 40.7% 11.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 154 42
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.