Booker High School

3201 North Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234 | (941) 355-2967

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,140

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,140 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 288th out of 471 high schools in FL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3201 N Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34234

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Magnet School

School District Details

Sarasota County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,838
Graduation Rate: 77.8%
Dropout Rate: 2.6%
Students Per Teacher: 14.5
Enrolled Students: 41,281

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,140
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 69.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 494 (43.3%)
Females: 594 (52.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 128 (11.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 550 (48.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 678 (59.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Booker High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.2%
Black	315	27.6%
Asian	15	1.3%
Hispanic	270	23.7%
White	486	42.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	293	25.7%
10th Grade	272	23.9%
11th Grade	304	26.7%
12th Grade	271	23.8%

Graduation and Dropouts (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

75.0%

District:

83.0%

Dropout Rate

School:

2.7%

District:

2.0%

State:

2.0%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

50.0%

District:

47.3%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.

School:

1.5%

District:

1.4%

State:

1.0%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

4.8%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

4.9%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Booker High School

Reviewed by Community Member on November 04, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is a great school i picture myself as going to its very out going and there are very inteligint students that go to that school i really can say i like this school and some of the teachers

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