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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)
120051000794	581	Escambia High School	Public	9-12	1310 N 65th Ave	Pensacola	32506	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 453-3221	1,655	78	21.2	62.5%	650 (39.3%)	608 (36.7%)	147 (8.9%)	35 (2.1%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	203 (12.3%)	$8,820			$1,574			$7,246	26.2	19.2	612	31
120069000870	582	Wewahitchka High School	Public	7-12	1 Gator Cir	Wewahitchka	32465	Gulf County	Gulf	No	No	No	No	(850) 639-2228	363	24	15.1	53.2%	306 (84.3%)	40 (11.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,167			$1,557			$11,610	25.6	26.2	539	43
120039000595	583	Miami Carol City Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3301 Miami Gardens Dr	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 621-5681	804	47	17.1	80.3%	9 (1.1%)	599 (74.5%)	176 (21.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$15,562			$3,728			$11,834	25.4	16.3	631	48
120153001563	584	Pasco High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	36850 State Road 52	Dade City	33525	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 524-5500	1,639	73	22.4	65.6%	709 (43.3%)	183 (11.2%)	675 (41.2%)	24 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (2.7%)	$7,759			$1,166			$6,592	25.3	29.4	506	78
120018000249	585	Coconut Creek High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 NW 44th Ave	Coconut Creek	33066	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-0350	1,892	77	24.5	72.5%	78 (4.1%)	1,386 (73.3%)	364 (19.2%)	21 (1.1%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	31 (1.6%)	$9,129			$1,373			$7,757	25.2	16.4	628	43
120159008701	586	Ridge Technical Academy	Public	6-12	7700 State Road 544	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 419-3060	84	8	10.5	53.6%	29 (34.5%)	13 (15.5%)	40 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$13,158			$1,603			$11,554	25.2	20.3	599	13
120159001795	587	Haines City Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2800 Hornet Dr	Haines City	33844	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 421-3281	2,700	132	20.4	58.0%	304 (11.3%)	679 (25.1%)	1,612 (59.7%)	45 (1.7%)	12 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	41 (1.5%)	$8,739			$1,486			$7,253	25.1	24.4	562	25
120039008270	588	Mater Academy Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 NE 127th Street	Miami	33136	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	Yes	No	(305) 326-0003	87	0		5.7%	8 (9.2%)	7 (8.0%)	72 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,279			$3,796			$7,483	25	27.1	532	56
120048008007	589	Duval Virtual Instruction Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7000 Powers Ave	Jacksonville	32217	Duval County	Duval	No	No	Yes	No	(904) 390-2037	1,877	58	32.3	21.8%	649 (34.6%)	824 (43.9%)	221 (11.8%)	48 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (7.0%)	$9,066			$1,868			$7,198	25	25.5	548	41
120003000016	590	Hawthorne Middle/High School	Public	6-12	21403 SE 69th Ave	Hawthorne	32640	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 481-1900	458	15	30.5	71.2%	217 (47.4%)	182 (39.7%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$10,185			$1,648			$8,536	24.6	20	602	12

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide