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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)
120153008638	81	Wendell Krinn Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7650 Orchid Lake Rd	New Port Richey	34653	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 774-3900	667	37	18	54.4%	490 (73.5%)	14 (2.1%)	127 (19.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$11,912			$1,174			$10,738	77.6	74.6	104	23
120168008787	82	State College Of Fla Collegiate School-Venice	Public, Charter	9-12	8000 S Tamiami Trail	Venice	34293	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 408-1430	164	10	16.4	29.3%	120 (73.2%)	5 (3.0%)	22 (13.4%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	$9,858			$399			$9,459	77.6	88.4	30	52
120174008954	83	Beachside High School	Public	9-12	200 Great Barracuda Way	Saint Johns	32259	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 547-4402	1,254	56	22.5	4.7%	820 (65.4%)	76 (6.1%)	201 (16.0%)	74 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.4%)	$8,487			$518			$7,970	77.3			(n/a)
120150002383	84	Spanish River Community High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	5100 Jog Rd	Boca Raton	33496	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	No	(561) 241-2200	2,578	128	20.2	24.6%	1,446 (56.1%)	185 (7.2%)	752 (29.2%)	104 (4.0%)	15 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	75 (2.9%)	$10,936			$730			$10,205	77.2	80	72	12
120180004452	85	Villages Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Tatonka Terrace	The Villages	32162	Sumter County	Sumter	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 259-2350	3,473	214	16.2	35.6%	2,417 (69.6%)	164 (4.7%)	505 (14.5%)	193 (5.6%)	5 (0.1%)	12 (0.3%)	177 (5.1%)	$16,360			$1,016			$15,344	77.2	77.3	88	3
120198003941	86	South Walton High School	Public	9-12	645 Greenway Trl	Santa Rosa Beach	32459	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 622-5020	1,235	63	19.6	19.9%	949 (76.8%)	26 (2.1%)	193 (15.6%)	22 (1.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.1%)	$10,652			$1,035			$9,618	77	79.8	73	13
120039007599	87	Miami Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	95 NW 23rd St	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 763-6257	1,097	50	21.9	1.5%	255 (23.2%)	112 (10.2%)	708 (64.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	$7,438			$56			$7,381	76.9	77.9	85	2
120171007703	88	Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	450 Technology Park	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	Yes	No	(407) 871-7287	324	43	7.5	16.7%	145 (44.8%)	31 (9.6%)	114 (35.2%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	$6,470			$459			$6,010	76.9	67.1	154	66
120051003703	89	West Florida High School/Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	150 E Burgess Rd	Pensacola	32503	Escambia County	Escambia	No	Yes	No	No	(850) 876-7300	1,277	65	19.4	39.6%	625 (48.9%)	334 (26.2%)	135 (10.6%)	64 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	111 (8.7%)	$8,976			$1,140			$7,835	76.8	81	66	23
120015008446	90	Pineapple Cove Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6162 Minton Rd NW	Palm Bay	32907	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 802-9500	1,044	66	15.9	22.4%	692 (66.3%)	61 (5.8%)	212 (20.3%)	20 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.4%)	$7,251			$376			$6,876	76.3	80.2	71	19

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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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