2026 Compare Cities Education:
Port Orange, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 26.7% more per student than Port Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Sarasota than in Port Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orange
 Port Orange, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port Orange    5 Reviews

Port Orange WAS great 10 years ago. It's been on a slow decline for 10 years now. I really like my neighborhood. The schools are good, and the place is safe. The  More

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I've lived in this city for over 15 yrs. It USED TO BE a great place to live. It is now extremely over-developed. The traffic on Dunlawton, Nova and Clyde Morris can  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live here. I have lived in North Florida, and South Florida, and now here. It is a lovely town. I love how they leave natural trees and hammocks when they build. I  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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