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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)
120042000620	621	Desoto County High School	Public	9-12	1710 E Gibson St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 494-3434	1,244	70	17.6	66.6%	487 (39.1%)	119 (9.6%)	600 (48.2%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	$11,284			$2,726			$8,558	22.7	25.9	544	77
120039002135	622	Brucie Ball Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 514-5100	426	0		54.7%	30 (7.0%)	91 (21.4%)	299 (70.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$71,851			$15,554			$56,297	22.6	44.7	340	282
120159004185	623	Hospital Homebound	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1909 Floral Ave S	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 665-4538	118	4	29.5	2.5%	53 (44.9%)	21 (17.8%)	39 (33.1%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								22.5	24.5	558	65
120039000592	624	Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7977 W 12th Ave	Hialeah	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 823-1330	1,344	66	20.3	67.9%	27 (2.0%)	282 (21.0%)	1,014 (75.4%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$13,457			$2,492			$10,965	22.3	27.5	528	96
120015000100	625	Cocoa High School	Public	7-12	2000 Tiger Trl	Cocoa	32926	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 632-5300	1,551	84	18.4	72.9%	533 (34.4%)	430 (27.7%)	434 (28.0%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	139 (9.0%)	$10,958			$2,198			$8,760	22.1	16.1	634	9
120177002104	626	Fort Pierce Westwood Academy The W.E.S.T. Prep Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 Panther Ln	Fort Pierce	34947	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 468-5400	2,010	81	24.8	75.2%	332 (16.5%)	990 (49.3%)	610 (30.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (3.0%)	$9,132			$1,354			$7,778	22	17.1	625	1
120024007805	627	Charlotte Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1445 Education Way	Port Charlotte	33948	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	Yes	No	(941) 255-0808	104	0		2.9%	85 (81.7%)	6 (5.8%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$6,644			$541			$6,103	22	66.5	157	470
120018000251	628	Deerfield Beach High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	910 SW 15th St	Deerfield Beach	33441	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-0650	2,251	99	22.6	68.6%	285 (12.7%)	1,112 (49.4%)	763 (33.9%)	49 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	37 (1.6%)	$10,017			$1,305			$8,713	21.6	17.6	621	7
120096001078	629	Graceville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5539 Brown St	Graceville	32440	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 263-4451	462	33	14.1	60.8%	167 (36.1%)	227 (49.1%)	31 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.6%)	$11,057			$1,818			$9,239	21.5	32	482	147
120039000601	630	Miami Jackson Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1751 NW 36th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 634-2621	1,305	63	20.7	62.5%	10 (0.8%)	232 (17.8%)	1,063 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,192			$2,081			$9,111	21.3	17	626	4

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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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