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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)
360501000240	131	Bolton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Horicon Ave	Bolton Landing	12814	Warren County	Bolton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 644-2400	174	25	6.9	28.2%	161 (92.5%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.3%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,928			$720			$26,208	79.8	81.6	88	43
360009206292	132	Millennium Brooklyn High School	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 832-4333	721	56	12.8	54.8%	259 (35.9%)	100 (13.9%)	131 (18.2%)	165 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.7%)	$18,154			$186			$17,968	79.8	84.4	44	88
361587001372	133	Johnsburg Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	165 Main St	North Creek	12853	Warren County	Johnsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2921	278	33	8.5	45.7%	267 (96.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,554			$442			$22,112	79.7	74.5	237	104
362667003640	134	Shenendehowa High School	Public	9-12	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0310	3,036	218	13.9	20.7%	2,205 (72.6%)	97 (3.2%)	228 (7.5%)	350 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	146 (4.8%)	$13,306			$439			$12,866	79.7	78.1	152	18
361119000887	135	Fonda-Fultonville Senior High School	Public	9-12	112 Old Johnstown Rd	Fonda	12068	Montgomery County	Fonda-Fultonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 853-3182	389	34	11.5	37.0%	359 (92.3%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,368			$2,861			$13,507	79.6	72.8	271	136
360372000121	136	Babylon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	50 Railroad Ave	Babylon	11702	Suffolk County	Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 893-7920	703	80	8.7	21.2%	527 (75.0%)	23 (3.3%)	110 (15.6%)	25 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$29,499			$445			$29,054	79.6	80.4	110	26
360717000507	137	Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7135	211	24	8.8	31.8%	193 (91.5%)	10 (4.7%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,255			$234			$14,021	79.5	81	99	38
363042004095	138	Weedsport Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2821 E Brutus St	Weedsport	13166	Cayuga County	Weedsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 834-6652	373	38	9.9	37.5%	342 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$11,620			$05			$11,615	79.5	81	100	38
361743001553	139	Lisbon Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6866 County Rt 10	Lisbon	13658	St. Lawrence County	Lisbon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-4951	561	52	10.7	47.2%	543 (96.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,233			$2,113			$16,120	79.5	82.3	81	58
362871003899	140	Tioga Senior High School	Public	9-12	27 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 687-8001	276	26	10.4		267 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,883			$1,733			$12,149	79.3	73.7	254	114

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Common Core Algebra I, Regents Chemistry, Regents Common Core Algebra II, Regents Common Core English Language Arts, Regents Common Core Geometry, Regents Earth Science, Regents Global History and Geography, Regents Living Environment, Regents Physics, Regents U.S. History and Government, Regents Algebra I test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.