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)
120009004305	311	J.R. Arnold High School	Public	9-12	550 N Alf Coleman Rd	Panama City Beach	32407	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-3700	1,617	67	24.2	36.2%	1,143 (70.7%)	138 (8.5%)	211 (13.0%)	34 (2.1%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (5.1%)	$7,579			$804			$6,774	49.2	49.2	295	16
120165001826	312	Milton High School	Public	9-12	5445 Stewart St	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5600	2,085	91	23	54.0%	1,497 (71.8%)	194 (9.3%)	144 (6.9%)	22 (1.1%)	9 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	209 (10.0%)	$7,802			$821			$6,980	49.2	47.4	314	2
120159001985	313	George W. Jenkins Senior High	Public	9-12	6000 Lakeland Highlands Rd	Lakeland	33813	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 648-3566	2,451	109	22.4	37.0%	1,189 (48.5%)	399 (16.3%)	720 (29.4%)	67 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	69 (2.8%)	$8,154			$1,091			$7,063	49.2	39.4	396	83
120039000615	314	Southwest Miami Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8855 SW 50th Ter	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 274-0181	2,415	102	23.6	57.6%	76 (3.1%)	20 (0.8%)	2,304 (95.4%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$10,408			$1,933			$8,475	49.1	48.8	303	11
120147008622	315	Tohopekaliga High School	Public	9-12	3675 Boggy Creek Rd	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	No	(407) 483-3685	2,748	125	21.9	59.7%	304 (11.1%)	297 (10.8%)	1,990 (72.4%)	73 (2.7%)	9 (0.3%)	8 (0.3%)	67 (2.4%)	$7,937			$1,064			$6,873	49	38.9	401	86
120168003933	316	Sarasota Military Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	801 N Orange Ave	Sarasota	34236	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 926-1700	1,213	82	14.7	54.2%	563 (46.4%)	74 (6.1%)	492 (40.6%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.0%)	$10,398			$696			$9,703	48.9	59.1	207	109
120087002997	317	Durant High School	Public	9-12	4748 Cougar Path	Plant City	33567	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 757-9075	2,589	116	22.3	42.2%	1,239 (47.9%)	234 (9.0%)	939 (36.3%)	64 (2.5%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	104 (4.0%)	$7,289			$1,176			$6,113	48.7	52.2	267	50
120156001675	318	St. Petersburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 5th Ave N	St Petersburg	33713	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 893-1842	1,723	76	22.6	39.4%	950 (55.1%)	254 (14.7%)	258 (15.0%)	165 (9.6%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (5.1%)	$8,330			$646			$7,685	48.6	45.9	330	12
120138001348	319	Crestview High School	Public	9-12	1250 N Ferdon Blvd	Crestview	32536	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 689-7177	2,315	100	23.1	42.5%	1,421 (61.4%)	370 (16.0%)	200 (8.6%)	34 (1.5%)	13 (0.6%)	16 (0.7%)	261 (11.3%)	$8,334			$992			$7,343	48.6	55.7	234	85
120018004037	320	Coral Glades High School	Public	9-12	2700 Sportsplex Dr	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-1250	2,762	96	28.7	58.2%	584 (21.1%)	982 (35.6%)	1,013 (36.7%)	91 (3.3%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	83 (3.0%)	$8,224			$788			$7,436	48.4	46.3	325	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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