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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in Sarasota

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 198 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026
Education & commute · Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 92.5% +0.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 198 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +4.2 pp
vs Sarasota County −2.3 pp Sarasota County: 94.8% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
+4.2 pp since 2014
Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with High school diploma or higher · percent
Sarasota
92.5%
Sarasota County
94.8%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 92.5% · 2024
First value 88.6% · 2013
Highest 92.5% · 2024
Lowest 88.1% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 92.5% +0.0 pp 94.8% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 92.4% +0.9 pp 94.4% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 91.6% +1.1 pp 94.1% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 90.5% +0.5 pp 93.7% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 90.0% +0.6 pp 93.2% 88.5% —
2019estimate 89.4% +0.9 pp 93.1% 88.2% —
2018estimate 88.5% +0.4 pp 92.8% 88.0% —
2017estimate 88.1% −0.7 pp 92.5% 87.6% —
2016estimate 88.7% +0.5 pp 92.6% 87.2% —
2015estimate 88.3% −0.0 pp 92.4% 86.9% —
2014estimate 88.3% −0.3 pp 92.2% 86.5% —
2013estimate 88.6% 91.9% 86.1% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryHigh school diploma or higher
198 Alva 90.0%
44 Anna Maria 96.4%
316 Apalachicola 81.2%
126 Apollo Beach 93.5%
103 Atlantic Beach 94.2%
46 Atlantis 96.3%
91 Aventura 94.6%
249 Bagdad 87.2%
83 Bal Harbour 94.8%
345 Baldwin 77.5%
116 Bay Harbor Islands 93.8%
154 Bay Pines 92.4%
268 Bayonet Point 86.0%
315 Bayshore Gardens 81.2%
324 Bell 80.0%
376 Belle Glade 63.3%
57 Belleair 95.8%
108 Belleair Beach 94.1%
90 Belleair Bluffs 94.6%
172 Bellview 91.6%
302 Beverly Hills 82.9%
125 Big Pine Key 93.5%
269 Biscayne Park 86.0%
49 Bloomingdale 96.2%
53 Boca Raton 95.9%
…
98 Safety Harbor 94.3%
137 San Antonio 92.9%
30 Sanibel 97.0%
214 Sarasota 88.7%
69 Satellite Beach 95.2%
8 Sawgrass 98.8%
22 Sea Ranch Lakes 97.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of adults who finished high school.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent or more, from the survey.