Suncoast Technical College

SARASOTA · FL · SARASOTA · Public

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SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL → TRIAD → RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL → ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS → SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL → SARASOTA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMIES → OAK PARK SCHOOL → SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY →

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Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

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

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How Suncoast Technical College compares for families

What families should know about Suncoast Technical College.

▸ 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: SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, TRIAD, RIVERVIEW 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)

17.5%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

35.0%

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

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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

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Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE

4.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

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
SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	0.1	556	+2.8%
TRIAD SARASOTA	Public	0.3	51	—
RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	1.3	2,632	+3.9%
ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS SARASOTA	Public	2.1	—	—
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	3.2	2,359	-5.9%
SARASOTA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMIES SARASOTA	Public	3.9	106	-16.5%
OAK PARK SCHOOL SARASOTA	Public	4.5	93	-21.8%
SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY SARASOTA	Public · charter	4.7	553	-18.8%

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