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Booker High School
3201 N Orange Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34234-4744 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Booker High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Sarasota County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1657 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 95 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 479 students
Grade 10 - 493 students
Grade 11 - 387 students
Grade 12 - 298 students
This School ( FL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( FL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 19% 22%
% Black 26% 28%
% White 53% 47%
Additional Student Information
This School ( FL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 26% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Sarasota County School District
This School's Agency ( FL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 59 20
Number of Students Managed 47,712 students 12,279 students
District Total Revenue $449,413,000 $110,828,000
District Expenditure $468,989,000 $112,427,000
District Revenue / Student $9,419 $7,795
District Expenditure / Student $9,830 $7,471
District Graduation Rates 83% 81%
School Notes:
  • Booker High School is a high school located in Sarasota, Florida. It is located in the North-Eastern end of Sarasota County. The athletic teams are known as the Tornadoes.
  • Athletic Program:
  • Football The Booker High School varsity football team has had a successful run for 3 of the last 4 years, reaching the Class 3A State Semifinal game in 2003, the 2005 Class 3A State Finals game (Lost to St. Augustine Yellow Jackets 31-15), and the 2006 Class 3A Regional Semifinals game.
  • Basketball Keeping with school tradition, the 2006 Boys Basketball were State Champions.
  • Visual and Permorming Arts Program (VPA):
  • Art The Booker High Art program is one of great sucess, and has even helped develop men and women who have later won prestigious awards including Bill Corso who won the Oscar for "Best Makeup" in 2005.
  • Dance The Dance program has many talented dancers who consistently perform at events and shows all over the Sarasota/Bradenton area.
  • Music The Music program also contains talented musicians and vocalists including an up-and-coming local band "The Cherry Hill Project".
  • Television and Film Booker's TV/Film program is constantly overlooked, but is one of the most high quality high school television programs in the country. It inhertited a news station's equipment and stage, with which they produce a morning show everyday. Currently enrolled in the TV/Film Program is a highly talented group of kids who go by "Team Half Empty", and have won 3rd place out of 21 contestants at a recent Pro/Am Guerilla Film Contest.
  • Theatre The Theatre department of Booker High is renowned in the state as one of the best. They annualy take place in the Florida Theatre Conferance and have a large demographic of very talented performers.
  • Academic Extras: Booker High School offers students amazing power over what they choose to learn, with several "Academies" within the school.
  • Law/Public Service Offers students with interest in studying Law specialized training, including training in current legal issues and attending teen court.
  • Environmental Science Academy (ESA) offers students gifted in science a chance to study nature up close and personal.
  • Aside from these more popular choices, Booker also offers Small Learning Communities, which reach out to students who wish to take selected classes from each academy, but not devote themselves to it.
  • Contact information:
  • 3201 North Orange Avenue
  • Sarasota, Florida 34234
  • (941)-355-2967
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (34234)
School Zip (34234) (FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 20,511 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 27%
Population Average Age 39 years old 38.7 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $29,980 $38,451
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.5 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 62% / 38% 67% / 33%
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