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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)
120126001269	481	North Marion High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	151 W Highway 329	Citra	32113	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6010	1,303	57	22.8	66.1%	684 (52.5%)	307 (23.6%)	255 (19.6%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.8%)	$9,216			$1,156			$8,060	34.6	27.4	530	49
120087003185	482	Wharton High School	Public	9-12	20150 Bruce B Downs Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 631-4710	2,289	98	23.4	46.1%	609 (26.6%)	714 (31.2%)	721 (31.5%)	113 (4.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (5.6%)	$7,381			$1,260			$6,121	34.5	36.1	432	50
120108008599	483	Bonita Springs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	25592 Imperial Pkwy	Bonita Springs	34135	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 495-3022	1,543	58	26.7	35.3%	583 (37.8%)	24 (1.6%)	867 (56.2%)	38 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.9%)	$8,126			$1,189			$6,938	34.4	42.2	367	116
120087010671	484	Victory Charter School Tampa 6-12	Public, Charter	6-12	13901 Sheldon Road	Tampa	33625	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 551-2144	113	7	16.1	28.3%	17 (15.0%)	6 (5.3%)	80 (70.8%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$6,965			$00			$6,965	34.3			(n/a)
120018000157	485	Stranahan High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1800 SW 5th Pl	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-2100	1,438	65	22.1	77.0%	78 (5.4%)	880 (61.2%)	443 (30.8%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.7%)	$10,454			$1,287			$9,168	34.2	24.4	564	79
120027000314	486	Crystal River High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3195 Crystal River High Dr	Crystal River	34428	Citrus County	Citrus	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 795-4641	1,249	63	19.8	56.3%	995 (79.7%)	59 (4.7%)	116 (9.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.6%)	$9,860			$1,140			$8,720	34.1	33	472	14
120039008749	487	Somerset Preparatory Academy High School Homestead	Public, Charter	9-12	3000 SE 9th St	Homestead	33035	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 509-6901	268	8	33.5	69.4%	11 (4.1%)	27 (10.1%)	227 (84.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,558			$357			$7,201	34.1	37.7	415	72
120039000604	488	Miami Northwestern Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 NW 71st St	Miami	33150	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 836-0991	1,429	69	20.7	75.1%	10 (0.7%)	1,178 (82.4%)	212 (14.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.8%)	$12,665			$2,690			$9,975	34.1	18.4	617	129
120177002671	489	Port St. Lucie High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 SE Jaguar Ln	Port St Lucie	34952	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 337-6770	1,748	77	22.8	66.7%	595 (34.0%)	450 (25.7%)	568 (32.5%)	25 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	100 (5.7%)	$9,759			$1,404			$8,357	34	33.2	470	19
120108001150	490	Cypress Lake High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6750 Panther Ln	Fort Myers	33919	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 481-2233	1,580	65	24.2	37.0%	711 (45.0%)	226 (14.3%)	559 (35.4%)	33 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (2.8%)	$9,079			$1,280			$7,799	34	36.7	426	64

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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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