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There were 10,169 Hispanic students enrolled in Sarasota County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.9% increase from the 9,690 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Sarasota County welcomed a total of 45,077 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 22.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 60 schools in Sarasota County, Sarasota High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 756 students, making up 29.9% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Riverview High School	21.9	2,597
Venice Senior High School	12.8	2,584
North Port High School	19.6	2,562
Sarasota High School	29.9	2,528
Pine View School	8.2	1,689
Laurel Nokomis School	11.3	1,411
Booker High School	44.5	1,309
Sarasota Middle School	17.7	1,278
Sarasota Military Academy	40.6	1,213
Imagine School at North Port	16.5	1,189
Lamarque Elementary School	17	1,073
Ashton Elementary School	11.7	1,046
Woodland Middle School	18.2	978
Booker Middle School	49.5	950
Heron Creek Middle School	19.1	902
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	9.8	901
McIntosh Middle School	28.4	851
Sarasota Suncoast Academy	11.7	836
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	10.8	834
Atwater Elementary School	17.3	802
Toledo Blade Elementary School	17.1	799
Cranberry Elementary School	17.1	785
Fruitville Elementary School	28.4	775
Venice Middle School	12.9	761
Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences	28	746
Brookside Middle School	34.1	745
Phillippi Shores Elementary School	18.6	731
Glenallen Elementary School	21.9	716
Lakeview Elementary School	16.1	691
Southside Elementary School	12.7	687
Tuttle Elementary School	59.7	665
Gulf Gate Elementary School	22.7	655
Gocio Elementary School	50.5	644
Venice Elementary School	3.3	608
Englewood Elementary School	10.2	587
Suncoast Polytechnical High School	25.1	585
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus	22.9	582
Island Village Montessori School	14	577
Brentwood Elementary School	26	573
Garden Elementary School	17.7	513
Alta Vista Elementary School	45.6	476
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	21.4	468
Imagine School at Palmer Ranch	33.2	461
Wilkinson Elementary School	35.2	460
Sky Academy Englewood	16	325
Student Leadership Academy	3.9	308
Dreamers Academy	61.5	291
Sky Academy Venice	14.6	261
Oak Park School	5	239
Sarasota Academy of the Arts	12.3	171
State College of Fla Collegiate School-Venice	7.9	164
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies	14.8	142
Triad	8.6	116
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies	29.4	109