Best High Schools in Florida

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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)
120051004345	781	Achieve Academy At McMillian	Public, Alternative	K-12	3000 Owen Bell Lane	Pensacola	32507	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 497-6692	281	12	23.4	90.7%	37 (13.2%)	217 (77.2%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	$11,469			$1,090			$10,379	2.2	1.5	789	8
120111000788	782	Second Chance At Ghazvini Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	854 Blountstown Street	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-2087	39	2	25.4	82.1%	3 (7.7%)	32 (82.1%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								2.2	2.1	783	1
120138003088	783	Okaloosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	720 Lovejoy Road NW	Fort Walton Beach	32548	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 864-3133	185	1	185	82.2%	68 (36.8%)	65 (35.1%)	23 (12.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.6%)	$9,302			$1,331			$7,971	2.2	3.3	745	38
120087004098	784	Brandon Success Center	Public	6-12	1019 N Parsons Rd	Seffner	33584	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4595	139	5	27.8	83.5%	28 (20.1%)	50 (36.0%)	57 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$17,956			$2,216			$15,740	2.2	1.9	787	3
120003000004	785	A.Quinn Jones Center	Public	6-12	1108 NW 7th Ave	Gainesville	32601	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 955-6840	64	14	4.4	96.9%	6 (9.4%)	48 (75.0%)	4 (6.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	$47,419			$7,429			$39,991	2.2	6.7	684	101
120147007764	786	Main Street High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1100 N Main St	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 250-1871	335	3	111.6	43.6%	32 (9.6%)	58 (17.3%)	237 (70.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,619			$1,130			$7,489	2.1	3.5	741	45
120150004420	787	Crossroads Academy	Public	6-12	225 SW 12th St	Belle Glade	33430	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 993-8400	183	13	14	87.4%	5 (2.7%)	137 (74.9%)	38 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,850			$2,307			$21,543	2.1	3.1	753	34
120144008152	788	Sunshine High School-Greater Orlando Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	6600 Old Winter Garden Rd	Orlando	32835	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 641-4156	394	8	49.2	0.8%	30 (7.6%)	203 (51.5%)	153 (38.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,712			$1,976			$8,735	2.1	6.4	687	101
120177001079	789	Performance Based Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	2909 Delaware Ave	Fort Pierce	34947	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5194	139	9	15.4	75.5%	32 (23.0%)	52 (37.4%)	46 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$14,010			$1,917			$12,093	2	3.6	738	51
120048001571	790	Pretrial Detention Facility	Public	6-12	2335 W 18th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 630-5717	55	4	13.7	32.7%	7 (12.7%)	45 (81.8%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,609			$1,123			$10,486	2	4.1	724	66

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds