ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS

SARASOTA · FL · SARASOTA · Public · K-12 combined

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RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL → SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE → SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL → TRIAD → SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL → SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY → SARASOTA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMIES → BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS compares for families

What families should know about ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS.

▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE, SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

42.9%

Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

28.6%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

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University of Florida

24%

admit rate

$6,381

in-state tuition/yr · $28,659 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $6,541/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

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Florida's public scholarships

Florida's Bright Futures pays 75–100% of in-state tuition by tier, based on GPA, test scores, and community-service hours. We built a calculator that checks the exact thresholds for you.

Merit Bright Futures (FAS & FMS)

75%–100% of in-state public-college tuition (by tier)

GPA: 3.0 weighted (Medallion) / 3.5 weighted (Academic Scholar) Test: SAT/ACT + community-service hours (varies by tier) Income: No income limit

Florida's merit scholarship pays 75–100% of in-state tuition by tier. Use our Bright Futures calculator for the exact GPA, test, and service-hour cutoffs. (Use our Bright Futures calculator for exact GPA, test & service thresholds.)

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Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +18.3%/year, projecting from 2023's 7 students:

2024

2026

2028

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	0.8	2,632	+3.9%
SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE SARASOTA	Public	2.1	—	—
SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	2.1	556	+2.8%
TRIAD SARASOTA	Public	2.2	51	—
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	3.1	2,359	-5.9%
SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY SARASOTA	Public · charter	4.5	553	-18.8%
SARASOTA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMIES SARASOTA	Public	4.8	106	-16.5%
BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	6.0	1,479	+14.1%