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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)
120150002627	611	Palm Beach Lakes High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3505 Shiloh Dr	West Palm Beach	33407	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 640-5000	2,688	115	23.3	70.0%	124 (4.6%)	1,608 (59.8%)	884 (32.9%)	21 (0.8%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.3%)	$9,829			$1,369			$8,460	23.2	19.2	613	2
120051000837	612	Pine Forest High School	Public	9-12	2500 Longleaf Dr	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 941-6150	1,870	80	23.3	61.9%	514 (27.5%)	934 (49.9%)	238 (12.7%)	40 (2.1%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.6%)	126 (6.7%)	$7,968			$1,622			$6,347	23.2	15.2	640	28
120162001811	613	Palatka Junior - Senior High School	Public	7-12	302 Mellon Rd	Palatka	32177	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 329-0577	1,639	76	21.5	63.6%	819 (50.0%)	620 (37.8%)	129 (7.9%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.6%)	$10,596			$3,213			$7,382	23.1	16.8	627	14
120111001176	614	Amos P. Godby High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1717 W Tharpe St	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	Yes	No	Yes	(850) 488-1325	1,444	65	22.3	63.3%	169 (11.7%)	1,010 (69.9%)	187 (13.0%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.5%)	$8,678			$1,466			$7,213	23.1	29	513	101
120162001802	615	Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	126 N State Rd 315	Interlachen	32148	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 684-2115	1,097	53	20.6	70.8%	720 (65.6%)	138 (12.6%)	168 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.7%)	$11,573			$3,159			$8,416	23	18.7	615
120009000064	616	Rutherford High School	Public	6-12	1000 School Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-4500	1,337	66	20.3	63.2%	517 (38.7%)	427 (31.9%)	232 (17.4%)	38 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	109 (8.2%)	$10,601			$2,083			$8,518	22.9	23.2	575	41
120147007417	617	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	4250 Pleasant Hill Rd	Kissimmee	34746	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 933-3910	1,613	83	19.5	51.8%	126 (7.8%)	477 (29.6%)	946 (58.6%)	27 (1.7%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	$10,022			$1,865			$8,156	22.9	17.4	623	6
120048008243	618	San Jose Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	4072 Sunbeam Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 425-1725	677	27	25	37.1%	218 (32.2%)	175 (25.8%)	216 (31.9%)	15 (2.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.2%)	$9,913			$279			$9,633	22.9	26.2	538	80
120087000918	619	Brandon High School	Public	9-12	1101 Victoria St	Brandon	33510	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 744-8120	1,560	77	20.2	57.2%	457 (29.3%)	379 (24.3%)	607 (38.9%)	33 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	73 (4.7%)	$8,721			$1,756			$6,964	22.9	27.6	525	94
120144005017	620	Wekiva High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 N Hiawassee Rd	Apopka	32703	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 297-4900	2,207	91	24.2	61.8%	300 (13.6%)	1,090 (49.4%)	719 (32.6%)	46 (2.1%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	42 (1.9%)	$8,242			$1,343			$6,899	22.8	27.4	531	89

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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

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