2026 Compare Cities Education:
Brewster, NY vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 57.6% less per student than Brewster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% higher in Sarasota than in Brewster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 24.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brewster
 Brewster, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brewster    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lived here for some time, school taxes way above national average, the town once thriving is no longer the same, there are nicer towns going south along the rail but  More

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Over 20 years ago

A nice area that is 1 1/2 hr by train North of New York City. It is growing rapidly because of the cost of housing is becoming extreme as you get closer to NYC. It has  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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