Best High Schools in Florida

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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)
120201002029	571	Vernon High School	Public	9-12	3232 Moss Hill Rd	Vernon	32462	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 535-2046	344	19	18.1	57.8%	256 (74.4%)	45 (13.1%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	$11,642			$1,832			$9,810	27.2	32.5	475	96
120012000070	572	Bradford High School	Public	9-12	581 N Temple Ave	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	No	(904) 966-6091	790	28	28.2	53.3%	502 (63.5%)	192 (24.3%)	54 (6.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.2%)	$9,026			$1,737			$7,289	27.1	25.2	550	22
120087008050	573	Pivot Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3020 S Falkenburg Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 626-6724	242	13	18.6	42.1%	68 (28.1%)	48 (19.8%)	102 (42.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.9%)	$8,441			$1,081			$7,361	27	27.5	529	44
120147001469	574	Osceola High School	Public	9-12	420 S Thacker Ave	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 518-5400	2,391	116	20.6	68.6%	297 (12.4%)	347 (14.5%)	1,641 (68.6%)	53 (2.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	47 (2.0%)	$9,120			$1,804			$7,316	27	22.5	580	6
120144001403	575	Colonial High	Public, Magnet	8-12	6100 Oleander Dr	Orlando	32807	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 482-6300	3,442	152	22.6	61.9%	318 (9.2%)	398 (11.6%)	2,606 (75.7%)	76 (2.2%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	39 (1.1%)	$8,210			$1,311			$6,899	26.8	22.6	579	4
120150001549	576	Palm Beach Gardens High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4245 Holly Dr	Palm Beach Gardens	33410	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 694-7300	2,570	151	17	61.3%	424 (16.5%)	1,338 (52.1%)	632 (24.6%)	93 (3.6%)	11 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	67 (2.6%)	$12,638			$1,669			$10,970	26.8	22.3	582	6
120147008079	577	Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Osceola	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy Suite 590	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Osceola	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	999	61	16.3	54.0%	325 (32.5%)	211 (21.1%)	372 (37.2%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (7.3%)	$8,492			$92			$8,399	26.7	22.1	585	8
120048000767	578	Edward H. White High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Old Middleburg Rd N	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 693-7620	1,538	74	20.7	64.0%	212 (13.8%)	1,076 (70.0%)	175 (11.4%)	20 (1.3%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.1%)	$9,324			$1,834			$7,489	26.7	21.9	588	10
120201402974	579	Florida A&m University Developmental Research School	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 W Orange Ave	Tallahassee	32307	Leon County	Famu Lab School	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 412-5866	621	0		100.0%	3 (0.5%)	589 (94.8%)	26 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,729			$349			$9,381	26.5	23	577	2
120039000613	580	South Miami Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6856 SW 53rd St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 666-5871	1,507	74	20.3	59.3%	56 (3.7%)	76 (5.0%)	1,358 (90.1%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.7%)	$11,949			$2,049			$9,900	26.2	28.8	514	66

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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

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