Sarasota Military Academy
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota Military Academy in Sarasota, Florida enrolled 997 students in 2024-25 with 67.0 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49-53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
1,213 students in 2022-23, 1,099 students in 2023-24, 997 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 82.0 to 67.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,213 | 82.0 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,099 | 76.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 997 | 67.0 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Florida high schools
Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 417 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sarasota Military Academy enrolled 1,251 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 417 of the 1,251 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions106
- Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.8% of students were Hispanic, 42.6% White, 4.5% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic45.8%
- White42.6%
- Black4.5%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian2.4%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sarasota Military Academy scored proficient or above: 49-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 49‑53% | 62% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 66% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 154 students in Sarasota Military Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 154 | 3,333 | 208,274 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Sarasota
7 public high schools in Sarasota report 2024-25 enrollment; Sarasota Military Academy is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview High School | 2,637 | 19.7 | 24.6% |
| Sarasota High School | 2,359 | 19.5 | 28.4% |
| Booker High School | 1,479 | 18.5 | 52.7% |
| Sarasota Military Academy | 997 | 14.9 | 43.4% |
| Suncoast Polytechnical High School | 556 | 19.2 | 23.9% |
| Sarasota County Acceleration Academies | 106 | 53.0 | 20.8% |
| Triad | 77 | 7.7 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sarasota Military Academy
- Booker High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,479 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Sarasota High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 2,359 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Sarasota Military Academy with Booker High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sarasota County Schools spends per student$14,033 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,033
- The largest public schools in FloridaSarasota Military Academy is the number 397 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#397 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.14.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sarasota Military Academy
How many students attend Sarasota Military Academy?
997 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,213 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sarasota, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sarasota Military Academy?
14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sarasota Military Academy a Title I school?
Sarasota Military Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Sarasota Military Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Sarasota Military Academy scored proficient or above: 49-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Sarasota Military Academy?
95% or more of the 154 students in Sarasota Military Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sarasota Military Academy in?
Sarasota County Schools, NCES district ID 1201680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120168003933 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.