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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1228)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
362643003624	401	Mynderse Academy	Public	9-12	105 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 568-5500	377	35	10.8	46.7%	304 (80.6%)	13 (3.4%)	25 (6.6%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$13,494			$1,186			$12,308	66.4	64.2	427	26
361680001498	402	Laurens Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	55 Main St	Laurens	13796	Otsego County	Laurens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 432-2050	313	33	9.6	64.9%	280 (89.5%)	5 (1.6%)	27 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,461			$2,322			$14,139	66.3	65.6	397	5
360007806547	403	West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	703	57	12.2	29.4%	356 (50.6%)	73 (10.4%)	150 (21.3%)	60 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.5%)	$13,699			$364			$13,335	66.2			(n/a)
362067002900	404	Newark Valley Senior High School	Public	8-12	68 Wilson Creek Rd	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-8665	414	40	10.2	46.9%	398 (96.1%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,742			$782			$13,960	66.1	67.4	362	42
360001701925	405	Genesee Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Jaguar Dr	Belmont	14813	Allegany County	Genesee Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-7900	545	67	8.1	46.4%	511 (93.8%)	13 (2.4%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$18,380			$2,020			$16,360	66	63	454	49
360729000517	406	Chenango Valley High School	Public	9-12	221 Chenango Bridge Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6900	499	35	14.4	37.3%	436 (87.4%)	9 (1.8%)	13 (2.6%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$13,187			$949			$12,238	65.9	67.5	355	51
360672000459	407	Catskill Senior High School	Public	9-12	341 W Main St	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-2300	400	38	10.5	38.0%	280 (70.0%)	26 (6.5%)	53 (13.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$21,630			$1,016			$20,614	65.8	63.5	442	35
361650001460	408	Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	34 School St	Lake Placid	12946	Essex County	Lake Placid Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 523-2474	294	46	6.3	35.7%	277 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$31,813			$2,118			$29,695	65.7	56.5	551	143
361920001742	409	Newfield High School	Public	9-12	145 Marshall Dr	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8300	1,559	116	13.4	34.6%	798 (51.2%)	118 (7.6%)	459 (29.4%)	149 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.2%)	$16,662			$00			$16,662	65.6	62.9	455	46
362924003934	410	Unatego Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	2641 State Hwy 7	Otego	13825	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 988-5098	250	21	12	39.6%	221 (88.4%)	8 (3.2%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$17,638			$2,008			$15,630	65.5	68.4	345	65

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Algebra I, Regents Chemistry, Regents Algebra II, Regents English, Regents Geometry, Regents Earth Science, Regents Global History and Geography, Regents Living Environment, Regents Physics, Regents U.S. History and Government test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.