Few communities can boast that they celebrated a ground breaking of a new elementary school on the same day that they celebrated a ribbon cutting of a new middle school. Yet, that occurred in North Port.
This city is home to some of the best schools in Florida, thanks to the Sarasota County School District. With more than 10,000 school children, North Port neighborhoods include state-of-the-art schools, including six elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school.
The higher education opportunities just outside of North Port make it an ideal place to call home for upper level students. The University of South Florida and the State College of Florida are within minutes from North Port's border. Yet, Sarasota County is the home to many state-of-the-art institutions, including Ringling School of Art & Design, Keiser University, Eckert College, New College of Florida, and more.