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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)
120003000029	191	F. W. Buchholz High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	5510 NW 27th Ave	Gainesville	32606	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 955-6702	2,540	80	31.7	36.1%	1,192 (46.9%)	584 (23.0%)	351 (13.8%)	205 (8.1%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	199 (7.8%)	$7,217			$475			$6,742	62.8	69.4	135	56
120144008827	192	Horizon High School	Public	9-12	10393 Seidel Road	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	2,030	86	23.6	22.0%	796 (39.2%)	166 (8.2%)	929 (45.8%)	92 (4.5%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	43 (2.1%)	$7,929			$931			$6,999	62.8	62	186	6
120144009026	193	Mater Academy Narcoossee High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8315 Academy Dr.	Orlando	32827	Orange County	Orange	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(321) 677-1727	36	0		8.3%	7 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (75.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	$38,995			$26,634			$12,361	62.8			(n/a)
120135001317	194	West Nassau County High School	Public	9-12	1 Warrior Dr	Callahan	32011	Nassau County	Nassau	No	No	No	No	(904) 879-3461	974	46	21.1	40.2%	864 (88.7%)	18 (1.8%)	44 (4.5%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.0%)	$8,443			$566			$7,878	62.7	50.4	282	88
120150001557	195	Inlet Grove Community High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 W 28th St	Riviera Beach	33404	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 881-4600	774	44	17.5	69.9%	33 (4.3%)	571 (73.8%)	150 (19.4%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$10,479			$1,378			$9,102	62.7	60.4	199	4
120039007420	196	Young Men's Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3001 NW 2nd Ave	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 571-1111	153	16	9.5	69.9%	3 (2.0%)	69 (45.1%)	79 (51.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,698			$3,793			$18,905	62.6	41.4	377	181
120048002744	197	Mandarin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4831 Greenland Rd	Jacksonville	32258	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 260-3911	2,405	114	21	29.5%	1,259 (52.3%)	471 (19.6%)	422 (17.5%)	105 (4.4%)	18 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	119 (4.9%)	$8,303			$1,012			$7,290	62.6	61.9	188	9
120048008789	198	Jacksonville Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2043 Forest St	Jacksonville	32204	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 288-7732	837	60	13.9	38.4%	376 (44.9%)	324 (38.7%)	75 (9.0%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	$9,857			$857			$9,000	62.2	56.3	228	30
120039004078	199	Robert Morgan Educational Center	Public, Magnet	9-12	18180 SW 122nd Ave	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 253-9920	1,845	76	24.2	60.1%	66 (3.6%)	404 (21.9%)	1,323 (71.7%)	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	$9,493			$1,637			$7,856	61.8	57.6	222	23
120105007880	200	Lake Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 W Golf Links Ave	Eustis	32726	Lake County	Lake	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 253-6550	357	42	8.6	28.3%	195 (54.6%)	45 (12.6%)	73 (20.4%)	13 (3.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	$14,689			$1,255			$13,434	61.7	47.1	318	118

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection