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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)
120018000252	561	Boyd H. Anderson High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3050 NW 41st St	Lauderdale Lakes	33309	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-0200	2,038	83	24.5	72.3%	33 (1.6%)	1,790 (87.8%)	185 (9.1%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (0.8%)	$9,176			$1,154			$8,022	28.3	16.4	629	68
120150008752	562	Slam Academy High School Palm Beach	Public, Charter	9-12	2845 Summit Blvd	West Palm Beach	33406	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 669-2906	319	12	25.9	69.3%	34 (10.7%)	43 (13.5%)	239 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,650			$1,189			$8,461	28.1	29.3	509	53
120156001667	563	Pinellas Park High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6305 118th Ave	Largo	33773	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 538-7410	1,919	89	21.5	56.6%	785 (40.9%)	327 (17.0%)	586 (30.5%)	130 (6.8%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	81 (4.2%)	$8,732			$917			$7,815	27.8	25.8	546	17
120150001548	564	John I. Leonard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4701 10th Ave N	Greenacres	33463	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 641-1200	3,549	175	20.2	67.3%	368 (10.4%)	601 (16.9%)	2,483 (70.0%)	45 (1.3%)	13 (0.4%)	7 (0.2%)	32 (0.9%)	$11,247			$1,431			$9,815	27.8	23.3	571	7
120048000691	565	Jean Ribault High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3701 Winton Dr	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 924-3092	1,385	61	22.7	70.7%	56 (4.0%)	1,260 (91.0%)	38 (2.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	$8,680			$1,833			$6,848	27.8	22.2	584	19
120156001624	566	Gibbs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	850 34th St S	St Petersburg	33711	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 893-5452	1,160	71	16.3	64.5%	297 (25.6%)	681 (58.7%)	111 (9.6%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.7%)	$11,961			$1,202			$10,758	27.6	30.1	500	66
120123001236	567	Southeast High School	Public	8-12	1200 37th Ave E	Bradenton	34208	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 741-3366	1,716	82	20.9	66.3%	276 (16.1%)	335 (19.5%)	1,025 (59.7%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.1%)	$9,247			$1,321			$7,928	27.5	19.1	614	47
120108002565	568	Mariner High School	Public	9-12	701 Chiquita Blvd N	Cape Coral	33993	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 772-3324	1,852	78	23.8	41.6%	870 (47.0%)	87 (4.7%)	814 (44.0%)	14 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.6%)	$8,653			$1,263			$7,389	27.5	29.6	503	65
120048000714	569	William M. Raines High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3663 Raines Ave	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 924-3049	1,217	56	21.7	78.4%	27 (2.2%)	1,126 (92.5%)	36 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.8%)	$11,881			$3,681			$8,200	27.5	12.8	654	85
120126001280	570	Lake Weir High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10351 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4820	1,483	67	22.1	68.4%	707 (47.7%)	271 (18.3%)	401 (27.0%)	22 (1.5%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	69 (4.7%)	$8,615			$1,112			$7,502	27.4	29.1	512	58

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences