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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007704729	681	Richard R Green High School Of Teaching	Public	9-12	7 Beaver St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 826-8174	327	25	13.1	70.6%	36 (11.0%)	63 (19.3%)	137 (41.9%)	41 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	45 (13.8%)	$16,919	$1,735	$15,184	46.8	50.1	646	35
360010106508	682	Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	360	30	12	77.8%	6 (1.7%)	221 (61.4%)	64 (17.8%)	43 (11.9%)	16 (4.4%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	$19,092	$1,369	$17,723	46.7	32.6	812	130
363117004172	683	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	352	43	8.1	48.6%	229 (65.1%)	52 (14.8%)	41 (11.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$18,287	$1,669	$16,619	46.7	58.9	535	148
361284001054	684	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	356	34	10.5	63.2%	106 (29.8%)	24 (6.7%)	203 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$21,481	$2,665	$18,816	46.6	31.9	818	134
361041000803	685	Eldred Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Rt 55	Eldred	12732	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	230	27	8.5	45.7%	193 (83.9%)	9 (3.9%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$26,886	$2,970	$23,915	46.5	56.5	578	107
360009901919	686	Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	3,100	187	16.5	71.4%	276 (8.9%)	656 (21.2%)	759 (24.5%)	1,292 (41.7%)	38 (1.2%)	17 (0.5%)	61 (2.0%)	$13,116	$858	$12,258	46.4	45.9	677	9
360012205869	687	World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	611	46	13.1	57.0%	238 (39.0%)	16 (2.6%)	222 (36.3%)	98 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.4%)	$16,549	$732	$15,817	46.2	40.9	721	34
360007802919	688	Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()				46.1			(n/a)
360010005935	689	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	598	31	19.3	72.1%	6 (1.0%)	291 (48.7%)	56 (9.4%)	145 (24.2%)	61 (10.2%)	27 (4.5%)	12 (2.0%)	$14,296	$1,206	$13,091	46.1	50.9	635	54
360585000348	690	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	904	81	11.1	62.2%	276 (30.5%)	287 (31.7%)	121 (13.4%)	167 (18.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	$13,324	$1,096	$12,229	46.1	51.2	630	60

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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)
360007704729	681	Richard R Green High School Of Teaching	Public	9-12	7 Beaver St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 826-8174	327	25	13.1	70.6%	36 (11.0%)	63 (19.3%)	137 (41.9%)	41 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	45 (13.8%)	$16,919			$1,735			$15,184	46.8	50.1	646	35
360010106508	682	Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	360	30	12	77.8%	6 (1.7%)	221 (61.4%)	64 (17.8%)	43 (11.9%)	16 (4.4%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	$19,092			$1,369			$17,723	46.7	32.6	812	130
363117004172	683	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	352	43	8.1	48.6%	229 (65.1%)	52 (14.8%)	41 (11.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$18,287			$1,669			$16,619	46.7	58.9	535	148
361284001054	684	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	356	34	10.5	63.2%	106 (29.8%)	24 (6.7%)	203 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$21,481			$2,665			$18,816	46.6	31.9	818	134
361041000803	685	Eldred Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Rt 55	Eldred	12732	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	230	27	8.5	45.7%	193 (83.9%)	9 (3.9%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$26,886			$2,970			$23,915	46.5	56.5	578	107
360009901919	686	Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	3,100	187	16.5	71.4%	276 (8.9%)	656 (21.2%)	759 (24.5%)	1,292 (41.7%)	38 (1.2%)	17 (0.5%)	61 (2.0%)	$13,116			$858			$12,258	46.4	45.9	677	9
360012205869	687	World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	611	46	13.1	57.0%	238 (39.0%)	16 (2.6%)	222 (36.3%)	98 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.4%)	$16,549			$732			$15,817	46.2	40.9	721	34
360007802919	688	Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								46.1			(n/a)
360010005935	689	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	598	31	19.3	72.1%	6 (1.0%)	291 (48.7%)	56 (9.4%)	145 (24.2%)	61 (10.2%)	27 (4.5%)	12 (2.0%)	$14,296			$1,206			$13,091	46.1	50.9	635	54
360585000348	690	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	904	81	11.1	62.2%	276 (30.5%)	287 (31.7%)	121 (13.4%)	167 (18.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	$13,324			$1,096			$12,229	46.1	51.2	630	60