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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)
120036008184	91	Belmont Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1476 SW Walter Ave	Lake City	32024	Columbia County	Columbia	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 487-0487	759	41	18.5	39.1%	612 (80.6%)	20 (2.6%)	63 (8.3%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	$8,337			$892			$7,445	76.3	75.1	100	9
120162004140	92	Q.I. Roberts Junior - Senior High School	Public	7-12	901 State Road 100	Florahome	32140	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 659-1737	476	27	17.6	44.5%	320 (67.2%)	51 (10.7%)	56 (11.8%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	$12,464			$4,078			$8,385	76	83.7	52	40
120156003014	93	Palm Harbor University High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1900 Omaha St	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 669-1131	2,474	107	23.1	26.4%	1,867 (75.5%)	58 (2.3%)	316 (12.8%)	129 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	96 (3.9%)	$8,052			$560			$7,492	75.8	68.2	147	54
120039008751	94	Don Soffer Aventura Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3151 NE 213 St	Aventura	33180	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 481-3032	807	38	21.2	13.1%	347 (43.0%)	10 (1.2%)	433 (53.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,896			$78			$10,817	75.8	79.3	78	16
120039003977	95	International Studies Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2480 SW 8th St	Miami	33135	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 643-2955	352	18	19.5	56.3%	57 (16.2%)	6 (1.7%)	283 (80.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,913			$1,730			$8,183	75.6	79.5	76	19
120174007505	96	St. Johns Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2980 Collins Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	Yes	No	(904) 547-8500	376	20	18.8	1.1%	282 (75.0%)	18 (4.8%)	43 (11.4%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$7,267			$235			$7,032	75.5	78.7	81	15
120048008874	97	Cornerstone Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2360 St Johns Bluff Rd S	Jacksonville	32246	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 469-8171	770	49	15.7	0.4%	613 (79.6%)	29 (3.8%)	64 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)	$7,958			$865			$7,094	75.5	80.3	68	29
120015000131	98	Satellite Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 Scorpion Ct	Satellite Beach	32937	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 779-2000	1,517	66	23	20.3%	1,222 (80.6%)	32 (2.1%)	135 (8.9%)	28 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (6.2%)	$8,954			$1,290			$7,664	75.3	76.9	89	9
120171002533	99	Crooms Academy Of Information Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	2200 W 13th St	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 320-5750	757	25	29.9	41.2%	330 (43.6%)	100 (13.2%)	225 (29.7%)	68 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	$9,921			$1,036			$8,885	75.2	70.2	129	30
120144005634	100	Legacy High Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1550 E Crown Point Rd	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 656-4673	199	16	12.4	1.5%	107 (53.8%)	36 (18.1%)	43 (21.6%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,280			$1,398			$8,882	75.1	75.8	95	5

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences