The rectangular, irregular plan masonry wall structure is typical of the Collegiate Gothic style, which was popular at the time.

The interior features other Gothic Revival motifs like coats of arms, quatrefoils, and arched ceilings which dominate the hallways and entryway.

Bond issues in excess of $1,500,000 were used to float the land acquisition, construction and operating costs required by the school expansion program.

Finally, in 1996, the school expanded to its current size of 85 acres (0.34 km2), and classes began to move out of the old Sarasota High building.

The adaptive reuse project by Lawson Group Architects transformed the building into the Ringling College Museum.

He developed a system of horizontal plates and vertical piers to work well with the local Sarasota climate, which included providing natural ventilation to classrooms by placing them along an open-air axis.

However, in 2012 when the School Board choose to move forward with a reconstruction plan, it was clear that Paul Rudolph’s design would be significantly changed.

Completed in 2015, Harvard Jolly Architecture and Jonathan Parks AIA led the adaptive reuse project.

These sports include cheerleading, marching band, swimming & diving, track & field, wrestling, weight lifting, cross country, basketball, football, softball, golf, sailing, soccer, lacrosse, and baseball.

The world-famous Sarasota High School Sailor Circus began as a mid-game tumbling demonstration during a football game in 1949.

The Sailor Circus has appeared on numerous television programs and has traveled throughout the United States, Japan and Peru.

Students defend their research in a public forum at the end of their senior year at the program's annual science symposium.

MaST students have attended some of the top Universities in the nation upon graduation, including (but not limited to): Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Duke, Dartmouth, Columbia, Georgetown, and Georgia Tech.

[citation needed] Sarasota High School offers students the chance to learn Spanish or American Sign Language.