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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)
362745003741	111	Tappan Zee High School	Public	9-12	15 Dutch Hill Rd	Orangeburg	10962	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1606	953	92	10.3	22.2%	628 (65.9%)	11 (1.2%)	196 (20.6%)	76 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.2%)	$24,419			$456			$23,963	80.7	79.6	125	14
360324000085	112	Arkport Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35 East Ave	Arkport	14807	Steuben County	Arkport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 295-7471	472	49	9.5	42.4%	423 (89.6%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$9,316			$06			$9,310	80.6	78.6	143	31
363105004169	113	Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 557-2616	414	35	11.8		398 (96.1%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,276			$1,245			$13,031	80.6	75.5	219	106
361398001135	114	Hauppauge High School	Public	9-12	500 Lincoln Blvd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	1,079	102	10.6	17.1%	744 (69.0%)	36 (3.3%)	180 (16.7%)	87 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.3%)	$27,449			$1,525			$25,923	80.6	80.5	109	5
361902001725	115	Wellington C Mepham High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2401 Camp Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 992-1500	1,260	106	11.8	18.1%	873 (69.3%)	43 (3.4%)	177 (14.0%)	125 (9.9%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.5%)	$20,440			$257			$20,183	80.5	78.7	141	26
360747000531	116	Chittenango High School	Public	9-12	150 W Genesee St	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2917	623	54	11.5	38.5%	557 (89.4%)	6 (1.0%)	23 (3.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$14,351			$927			$13,424	80.3	77.5	174	58
362436003338	117	Remsen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9733 Main St	Remsen	13438	Oneida County	Remsen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 205-4300	179	24	7.6	55.9%	173 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,794			$2,634			$32,159	80.3	77.4	175	58
360546000272	118	Brighton High School	Public	9-12	1150 Winton Rd S	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 242-5000	1,243	107	11.6	23.3%	830 (66.8%)	91 (7.3%)	83 (6.7%)	125 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (8.2%)	$14,386			$325			$14,060	80.3	79.5	130	12
361989001817	119	Morristown Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 Gouverneur St	Morristown	13664	St. Lawrence County	Morristown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 375-8814	329	33	9.8	63.8%	316 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,091			$2,788			$12,302	80.2	79.6	127	8
361089000860	120	Fairport Senior High School	Public	10-12	1 Dave Paddock Way	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 421-2100	1,304	111	11.7	21.8%	1,084 (83.1%)	62 (4.8%)	75 (5.8%)	41 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	$14,383			$596			$13,787	80.2	82.5	77	43

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.