Rated among the top 17 percent of U.S. school districts by Expansion Management magazine (February 2005), Sarasota County was the only Florida school district to receive the magazine’s “Gold Medal” rating. The ranking is based on graduation rates, college board scores, student-to-teacher ratios, expenditures per student, teacher salaries and the level of adult education in the district.
Sarasota County Public Schools
Manatee County Public Schools
Charlotte County Public Schools
State College of Florida
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Bradenton Academy
Bradenton Christian School
Cardinal Mooney High School
Out of Door Academy
Sarasota Christian School
St. Joseph Catholic School
St. Stephens Episcopal School
SECONDARY EDUCATION
University of South Florida
New College of Florida
Ringling School of Art
Sarasota County Technical Institute
