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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)
120105003868	281	East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	13322 Excalibur Rd	Clermont	34711	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	No	(352) 242-2080	2,757	121	22.7	27.0%	999 (36.2%)	441 (16.0%)	1,057 (38.3%)	114 (4.1%)	23 (0.8%)	6 (0.2%)	117 (4.2%)	$7,772			$772			$7,000	51.7	48.2	306	25
120024000298	282	Lemon Bay High School	Public	9-12	2201 Placida Rd	Englewood	34224	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	No	(941) 629-4552	1,346	64	21	37.1%	1,076 (79.9%)	23 (1.7%)	169 (12.6%)	26 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.5%)	$9,903			$774			$9,129	51.7	53	255	27
120150004121	283	Palm Beach Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8499 Forest Hill Blvd	Wellington	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 304-1000	2,841	150	18.9	39.1%	778 (27.4%)	683 (24.0%)	1,148 (40.4%)	124 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	92 (3.2%)	$10,466			$978			$9,488	51.7	53.3	251	32
120018003029	284	Charles W Flanagan High School	Public	9-12	12800 Taft St	Pembroke Pines	33028	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-0650	2,330	103	22.6	36.2%	206 (8.8%)	902 (38.7%)	1,088 (46.7%)	70 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	52 (2.2%)	$8,648			$927			$7,722	51.6	42.8	360	76
120192007281	285	University High School	Public	9-12	1000 W Rhode Island Ave	Orange City	32763	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	No	(386) 775-5274	2,837	131	21.6	51.1%	1,349 (47.6%)	323 (11.4%)	1,004 (35.4%)	57 (2.0%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	95 (3.3%)	$8,238			$1,092			$7,146	51.4	38.7	406	121
120123005608	286	Braden River High School	Public	9-12	6545 Sr 70 E	Bradenton	34203	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 751-8230	1,801	78	23	48.4%	885 (49.1%)	146 (8.1%)	588 (32.6%)	102 (5.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.2%)	$8,502			$837			$7,664	51.4	51.3	272	14
120003003811	287	Micanopy Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	708 NW Okehumkee	Micanopy	32667	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 466-1090	111	4	27.7	54.1%	80 (72.1%)	8 (7.2%)	8 (7.2%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.1%)	$8,513			$791			$7,722	51.3	75.2	99	188
120138008938	288	Destin High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4325 Commons Drive	Destin	32541	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 424-1664	557	26	21.4	18.0%	426 (76.5%)	36 (6.5%)	58 (10.4%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$10,474			$1,174			$9,300	51.2	53.8	248	40
120153002882	289	River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	11646 Town Center Rd	New Port Richey	34654	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(727) 774-7200	1,814	81	22.2	33.6%	1,292 (71.2%)	69 (3.8%)	302 (16.6%)	60 (3.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (4.7%)	$8,092			$741			$7,351	51.2	44	348	59
120138001351	290	Fort Walton Beach High School	Public	9-12	400 Hollywood Blvd SW	Fort Walton Beach	32548	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 833-3300	1,558	76	20.6	39.5%	833 (53.5%)	213 (13.7%)	302 (19.4%)	47 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	146 (9.4%)	$10,196			$1,236			$8,959	51.1	56.2	229	61

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide