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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)
120039000610	591	North Miami Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	13110 NE 8th Ave	North Miami	33161	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 891-6590	1,747	92	18.9	69.9%	21 (1.2%)	1,457 (83.4%)	253 (14.5%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.5%)	$12,257			$2,559			$9,699	24.6	22.9	578	13
120015000104	592	Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	101 Pirate Ln	Melbourne	32901	Brevard County	Brevard	No	Yes	No	No	(321) 952-5900	1,486	71	20.9	63.1%	567 (38.2%)	465 (31.3%)	278 (18.7%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	157 (10.6%)	$10,234			$1,606			$8,627	24.5	24	566	26
120087004154	593	Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3993 E 21st Ave	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 273-3933	155	22	7	21.9%	47 (30.3%)	46 (29.7%)	55 (35.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$93,963			$25,099			$68,865	24.3	43.4	356	237
120162001810	594	Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2201 S Us Highway 17	Crescent City	32112	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 698-1629	1,005	44	22.8	71.9%	325 (32.3%)	122 (12.1%)	495 (49.3%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	$11,000			$3,410			$7,589	24.3	21.8	589	5
120039000591	595	Hialeah Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	251 E 47th St	Hialeah	33013	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 822-1500	1,732	87	19.9	67.1%	27 (1.6%)	81 (4.7%)	1,621 (93.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,298			$2,233			$10,065	24.3	19.5	608	13
120096007662	596	Jackson Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2903 Jefferson St	Marianna	32446	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 482-1200	48	0		25.0%	30 (62.5%)	12 (25.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.4%)	$4,513			$41			$4,472	24.2			(n/a)
120048000681	597	Terry Parker High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7301 Parker School Rd	Jacksonville	32211	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 720-1650	1,353	70	19.3	65.5%	238 (17.6%)	757 (55.9%)	256 (18.9%)	32 (2.4%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	56 (4.1%)	$9,895			$2,242			$7,654	24.2	22.5	581	16
120078007725	598	Digital Academy Of Florida	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	300 W Cowboy Way	Labelle	33935	Hendry County	Hendry	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 271-4300	6,396	0		58.1%	1,970 (30.8%)	1,464 (22.9%)	2,398 (37.5%)	76 (1.2%)	19 (0.3%)	11 (0.2%)	458 (7.2%)	$6,614			$165			$6,450	24.1	23.3	574	24
120048008228	599	Florida Cyber Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	1,018	87	11.7	68.9%	399 (39.2%)	277 (27.2%)	249 (24.5%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	74 (7.3%)	$8,884			$100			$8,785	24	34.2	454	145
120153001578	600	Gulf High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5355 School Rd	New Port Richey	34652	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 774-3300	1,465	86	17.1	76.2%	791 (54.0%)	116 (7.9%)	408 (27.8%)	50 (3.4%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	91 (6.2%)	$9,596			$1,618			$7,979	24	23.5	567	33

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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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