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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361335001099	171	Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	4111 Legion Dr	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3300	987	87	11.3	18.8%	904 (91.6%)	9 (0.9%)	35 (3.5%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.9%)	$17,037	$334	$16,702	77.9	78.9	138	33
360810000576	172	Colton-Pierrepont Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4921 State Hwy 56	Colton	13625	St. Lawrence County	Colton-Pierrepont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 262-2100	373	35	10.6	43.2%	370 (99.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,471	$1,602	$14,869	77.9	76.8	196	24
361776001601	173	Long Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 School Ln	Long Lake	12847	Hamilton County	Long Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 624-2147	59	17	3.4	40.7%	55 (93.2%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,475	$978	$31,497	77.9			(n/a)
361941001773	174	Miller Place High School	Public	9-12	15 Memorial Dr	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2723	820	69	11.8	15.6%	682 (83.2%)	13 (1.6%)	85 (10.4%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$18,755	$99	$18,657	77.8	77.8	165	9
360007705084	175	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	541	34	15.9	38.6%	252 (46.6%)	39 (7.2%)	96 (17.7%)	112 (20.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.0%)	$13,039	$339	$12,699	77.8	81.4	89	86
360726000513	176	Chenango Forks High School	Public	9-12	1 Gordon Dr	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Forks Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 648-7544	442	39	11.4	37.3%	400 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$14,974	$1,655	$13,319	77.8	79.6	129	47
361488001245	177	Sackets Harbor Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	215 S Broad St	Sackets Harbor	13685	Jefferson County	Sackets Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 646-3575	410	41	10	35.1%	369 (90.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,867	$1,857	$11,011	77.7	80.2	114	63
360765000548	178	Thousand Islands High School	Public	9-12	8481 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 686-5594	247	20	12.4	46.6%	220 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$11,079	$291	$10,787	77.6	79.2	135	43
360270000046	179	Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	6795 Rt 21	Almond	14804	Allegany County	Alfred-Almond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 276-6559	272	30	9.1	42.3%	239 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$18,778	$811	$17,967	77.6	76.6	202	23
361068000843	180	Elwood/John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 266-5410	681	59	11.6	20.7%	408 (59.9%)	43 (6.3%)	141 (20.7%)	69 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$22,319	$289	$22,031	77.6	74.4	243	63

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1242)	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)
361335001099	171	Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	4111 Legion Dr	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3300	987	87	11.3	18.8%	904 (91.6%)	9 (0.9%)	35 (3.5%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.9%)	$17,037			$334			$16,702	77.9	78.9	138	33
360810000576	172	Colton-Pierrepont Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4921 State Hwy 56	Colton	13625	St. Lawrence County	Colton-Pierrepont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 262-2100	373	35	10.6	43.2%	370 (99.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,471			$1,602			$14,869	77.9	76.8	196	24
361776001601	173	Long Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 School Ln	Long Lake	12847	Hamilton County	Long Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 624-2147	59	17	3.4	40.7%	55 (93.2%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,475			$978			$31,497	77.9			(n/a)
361941001773	174	Miller Place High School	Public	9-12	15 Memorial Dr	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2723	820	69	11.8	15.6%	682 (83.2%)	13 (1.6%)	85 (10.4%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$18,755			$99			$18,657	77.8	77.8	165	9
360007705084	175	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	541	34	15.9	38.6%	252 (46.6%)	39 (7.2%)	96 (17.7%)	112 (20.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.0%)	$13,039			$339			$12,699	77.8	81.4	89	86
360726000513	176	Chenango Forks High School	Public	9-12	1 Gordon Dr	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Forks Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 648-7544	442	39	11.4	37.3%	400 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$14,974			$1,655			$13,319	77.8	79.6	129	47
361488001245	177	Sackets Harbor Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	215 S Broad St	Sackets Harbor	13685	Jefferson County	Sackets Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 646-3575	410	41	10	35.1%	369 (90.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,867			$1,857			$11,011	77.7	80.2	114	63
360765000548	178	Thousand Islands High School	Public	9-12	8481 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 686-5594	247	20	12.4	46.6%	220 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$11,079			$291			$10,787	77.6	79.2	135	43
360270000046	179	Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	6795 Rt 21	Almond	14804	Allegany County	Alfred-Almond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 276-6559	272	30	9.1	42.3%	239 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$18,778			$811			$17,967	77.6	76.6	202	23
361068000843	180	Elwood/John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 266-5410	681	59	11.6	20.7%	408 (59.9%)	43 (6.3%)	141 (20.7%)	69 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$22,319			$289			$22,031	77.6	74.4	243	63