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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)
120192002011	541	T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	Public	6-12	100 E Washington Ave	Pierson	32180	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 749-6800	1,136	64	17.8	63.7%	418 (36.8%)	28 (2.5%)	672 (59.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$10,858			$1,275			$9,583	30.1	26.6	536	5
120159008685	542	Davenport High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4525 Cr 547 N	Davenport	33837	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 534-0500	2,333	85	27.4	36.9%	468 (20.1%)	413 (17.7%)	1,354 (58.0%)	31 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	56 (2.4%)	$7,458			$1,405			$6,053	30	28.5	519	23
120144001459	543	Jones High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 S Rio Grande Ave	Orlando	32805	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 835-2300	1,672	69	24.2	75.4%	26 (1.6%)	1,431 (85.6%)	200 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	$9,309			$1,484			$7,824	30	15.4	638	95
120159002405	544	Lake Gibson Senior High School	Public	9-12	7007 Socrum Loop Rd N	Lakeland	33809	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 853-6100	2,080	91	22.8	49.4%	844 (40.6%)	487 (23.4%)	653 (31.4%)	29 (1.4%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	56 (2.7%)	$8,393			$1,286			$7,107	29.9	25	552	8
120039000603	545	Miami Norland Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1193 NW 193rd St	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 653-1416	1,580	79	20	69.5%	9 (0.6%)	1,436 (90.9%)	114 (7.2%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	$11,544			$2,354			$9,189	29.9	23.5	568	23
120039007971	546	Somerset Academy Charter High School (South Homestead)	Public, Charter	9-12	305 NE 2nd Rd	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7497	540	23	23.4	87.4%	36 (6.7%)	38 (7.0%)	459 (85.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,212			$702			$9,510	29.8	26.1	540	6
120156001605	547	Boca Ciega High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	924 58th St S	Gulfport	33707	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 893-2780	1,423	73	19.4	63.5%	398 (28.0%)	742 (52.1%)	163 (11.5%)	56 (3.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (4.1%)	$9,966			$1,055			$8,911	29.8	23.3	570	23
120051000805	548	Pensacola High School	Public	9-12	500 W Maxwell St	Pensacola	32501	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 595-1500	1,229	69	17.8	54.8%	340 (27.7%)	539 (43.9%)	167 (13.6%)	96 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	80 (6.5%)	$11,116			$2,518			$8,597	29.6	32.3	476	72
120018000160	549	McArthur High School	Public	9-12	6501 Hollywood Blvd	Hollywood	33024	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-1200	2,050	79	26.1	67.2%	176 (8.6%)	704 (34.3%)	1,036 (50.5%)	76 (3.7%)	9 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	41 (2.0%)	$8,982			$1,302			$7,680	29.4	24.7	556	7
120156001633	550	Lakewood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 54th Ave S	St Petersburg	33705	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 893-2916	915	48	19	58.9%	193 (21.1%)	548 (59.9%)	94 (10.3%)	29 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.7%)	$10,280			$1,182			$9,098	29.3	25.8	545	5

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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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