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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)
120108002075	391	Cape Coral High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2300 Santa Barbara Blvd	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 574-6766	1,887	78	24.2	40.6%	832 (44.1%)	136 (7.2%)	788 (41.8%)	69 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.2%)	$8,916			$1,452			$7,464	42.6	45.2	335	56
120087008893	392	Winthrop College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	800 Corporate Dr	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 678-2030	751	31	24.2	45.8%	193 (25.7%)	159 (21.2%)	306 (40.7%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.0%)	$6,878			$295			$6,583	42.6	46.1	327	65
120039007635	393	Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High School	Public	9-12	2601 NE 151st St	Miami	33160	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 919-2000	1,597	56	28.5	47.5%	409 (25.6%)	255 (16.0%)	891 (55.8%)	26 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.9%)	$8,443			$1,204			$7,240	42.4	49.5	291	102
120087003862	394	Middleton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 N 22nd St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 233-3360	1,511	73	20.6	57.3%	184 (12.2%)	716 (47.4%)	302 (20.0%)	231 (15.3%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.4%)	$9,460			$1,637			$7,823	42.3	37.5	417	23
120171001887	395	Lyman High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	865 S Ronald Reagan Blvd	Longwood	32750	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 746-2050	2,084	95	21.8	52.9%	855 (41.0%)	354 (17.0%)	696 (33.4%)	75 (3.6%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.3%)	87 (4.2%)	$9,367			$900			$8,467	42.3	44.7	342	53
120165001813	396	Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6180 Central School Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5640	643	46	13.9	53.5%	569 (88.5%)	6 (0.9%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$12,360			$1,196			$11,164	42.3	46.5	323	73
120036004331	397	Fort White High School	Public	6-12	17828 SW State Road 47	Fort White	32038	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	No	(386) 319-7272	1,158	67	17.2	57.6%	827 (71.4%)	109 (9.4%)	143 (12.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.4%)	$10,625			$1,934			$8,691	42.3	36.7	425	28
120018002117	398	J. P. Taravella High School	Public	9-12	10600 Riverside Dr	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-2300	2,586	108	23.9	53.9%	521 (20.1%)	1,063 (41.1%)	842 (32.6%)	72 (2.8%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	76 (2.9%)	$8,737			$919			$7,817	42.2	35.2	440	42
120006000035	399	Baker County Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Dr	Glen St Mary	32040	Baker County	Baker	No	No	No	No	(904) 259-6286	1,425	71	20	39.8%	1,129 (79.2%)	188 (13.2%)	36 (2.5%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.2%)	$8,812			$1,067			$7,745	42.1	46.2	326	73
120090001044	400	Holmes County High School	Public	9-12	105 Blue Devil Dr	Bonifay	32425	Holmes County	Holmes	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 547-9000	453	28	16.1	49.4%	392 (86.5%)	19 (4.2%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	$12,392			$3,552			$8,839	42	50.1	283	117

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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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