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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 807)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
120150002234	261	South Technical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6161 W. Woolbright Road	Boynton Beach	33437	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	No	(561) 369-7000	1,184	55	21.4	66.8%	131 (11.1%)	491 (41.5%)	522 (44.1%)	15 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	$9,058			$2,241			$6,817	53.8	55	242	19
120018008456	262	Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines High School	Public, Charter	6-12	5000 SW 207th Terrace	Pembroke Pines	33332	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 315-0770	1,137	57	19.9	48.2%	153 (13.5%)	222 (19.5%)	711 (62.5%)	37 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	$8,432			$882			$7,549	53.8	46.9	320	58
120138001321	263	Baker School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1369 14th St	Baker	32531	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 689-7279	1,484	87	17	53.0%	1,345 (90.6%)	25 (1.7%)	40 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.4%)	$10,540			$1,517			$9,023	53.8	50.1	284	21
120003000019	264	Newberry High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	400 SW 258th St	Newberry	32669	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 472-1101	728	28	26.3	49.6%	403 (55.4%)	178 (24.5%)	96 (13.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.3%)	$8,898			$718			$8,179	53.4	61.1	192	72
120117001205	265	Liberty County High School	Public	9-12	12852 NW Cr 12	Bristol	32321	Liberty County	Liberty	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 643-2241	341	23	15.1	36.4%	280 (82.1%)	17 (5.0%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$11,735			$1,376			$10,359	53.4	55.5	237	28
120156002889	266	Dropout Prevention School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 4th St SW	Largo	33770	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 588-6069	379	0		48.8%	158 (41.7%)	116 (30.6%)	73 (19.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.3%)	$11,173			$1,576			$9,596	53.3			(n/a)
120015000118	267	Merritt Island High School	Public	9-12	100 Mustang Way	Merritt Island	32953	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 454-1000	1,546	73	21.3	34.9%	1,106 (71.5%)	70 (4.5%)	202 (13.1%)	32 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	123 (8.0%)	$9,095			$1,257			$7,839	53.1	52.5	260	7
120144001363	268	William R Boone High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1000 E Kaley St	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 893-7200	2,780	129	21.5	44.4%	1,175 (42.3%)	276 (9.9%)	1,161 (41.8%)	67 (2.4%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	89 (3.2%)	$8,887			$1,016			$7,872	53	58.2	216	52
120171001888	269	Lake Brantley High School	Public	9-12	991 Sand Lake Rd	Altamonte Springs	32714	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 746-3450	2,719	110	24.7	46.2%	1,317 (48.4%)	324 (11.9%)	873 (32.1%)	79 (2.9%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	118 (4.3%)	$8,317			$623			$7,693	52.9	50.6	280	11
120171003270	270	Winter Springs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	130 Tuskawilla Rd	Winter Springs	32708	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 320-8750	2,038	100	20.4	47.4%	974 (47.8%)	205 (10.1%)	661 (32.4%)	106 (5.2%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	80 (3.9%)	$8,762			$662			$8,100	52.6	49.4	293	23

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, FAST English Language Arts, EOC Civics test scores released by the Florida Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Florida Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Florida Department of Education.
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