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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361251002027	1	Village School	Public	9-12	614 Middle Neck Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4900	44	6	6.9		30 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)	7 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$31,936	$1,902	$30,034	89.5	91.3	1
360011905929	2	Brooklyn Latin School (The)	Public	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 366-0154	800	51	15.7	58.9%	153 (19.1%)	102 (12.8%)	82 (10.3%)	382 (47.8%)	9 (1.1%)	12 (1.5%)	60 (7.5%)	$11,048	$139	$10,909	89.4	89.2	13	11
360007702877	3	Stuyvesant High School	Public	9-12	345 Chambers St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 312-4800	3,334	163	20.4	48.3%	586 (17.6%)	67 (2.0%)	135 (4.0%)	2,374 (71.2%)	24 (0.7%)	26 (0.8%)	122 (3.7%)	$10,907	$99	$10,808	89	90.4	2	1
362595003566	4	Scarsdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	1057 Post Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2450	1,458	141	10.3		918 (63.0%)	12 (0.8%)	111 (7.6%)	325 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.2%)	$27,207	$00	$27,207	89	89.5	8	4
361020004509	5	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	949	82	11.5		436 (45.9%)	18 (1.9%)	79 (8.3%)	346 (36.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.1%)	$25,541	$794	$24,747	88.9	87.9	19	14
360008701922	6	Bronx High School Of Science (The)	Public	9-12	75 W 205th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 817-7700	2,951	141	20.8	51.6%	630 (21.3%)	130 (4.4%)	256 (8.7%)	1,783 (60.4%)	31 (1.1%)	31 (1.1%)	89 (3.0%)	$10,680	$83	$10,597	88.8	90	4	2
360008105116	7	High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	555	33	16.6	38.7%	173 (31.2%)	47 (8.5%)	91 (16.4%)	161 (29.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	78 (14.1%)	$13,637	$162	$13,475	88.6	90	3	4
360010304186	8	Staten Island Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	485 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 667-3222	1,374	80	17	49.3%	402 (29.3%)	8 (0.6%)	60 (4.4%)	865 (63.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.5%)	$11,818	$396	$11,423	88.6	89.9	5	3
360534000268	9	Briarcliff High School	Public	9-12	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8325	488	57	8.6		314 (64.3%)	13 (2.7%)	55 (11.3%)	82 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$29,248	$276	$28,973	88.6	89.7	6	3
360010005297	10	Queens High School For The Sciences At York College	Public	9-12	94-50 159th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 657-3181	520	30	17.4	65.4%	27 (5.2%)	16 (3.1%)	32 (6.2%)	425 (81.7%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,450	$376	$12,074	88.6	89.4	10

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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)
361251002027	1	Village School	Public	9-12	614 Middle Neck Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4900	44	6	6.9		30 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)	7 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$31,936			$1,902			$30,034	89.5	91.3	1
360011905929	2	Brooklyn Latin School (The)	Public	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 366-0154	800	51	15.7	58.9%	153 (19.1%)	102 (12.8%)	82 (10.3%)	382 (47.8%)	9 (1.1%)	12 (1.5%)	60 (7.5%)	$11,048			$139			$10,909	89.4	89.2	13	11
360007702877	3	Stuyvesant High School	Public	9-12	345 Chambers St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 312-4800	3,334	163	20.4	48.3%	586 (17.6%)	67 (2.0%)	135 (4.0%)	2,374 (71.2%)	24 (0.7%)	26 (0.8%)	122 (3.7%)	$10,907			$99			$10,808	89	90.4	2	1
362595003566	4	Scarsdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	1057 Post Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2450	1,458	141	10.3		918 (63.0%)	12 (0.8%)	111 (7.6%)	325 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.2%)	$27,207			$00			$27,207	89	89.5	8	4
361020004509	5	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	949	82	11.5		436 (45.9%)	18 (1.9%)	79 (8.3%)	346 (36.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.1%)	$25,541			$794			$24,747	88.9	87.9	19	14
360008701922	6	Bronx High School Of Science (The)	Public	9-12	75 W 205th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 817-7700	2,951	141	20.8	51.6%	630 (21.3%)	130 (4.4%)	256 (8.7%)	1,783 (60.4%)	31 (1.1%)	31 (1.1%)	89 (3.0%)	$10,680			$83			$10,597	88.8	90	4	2
360008105116	7	High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	555	33	16.6	38.7%	173 (31.2%)	47 (8.5%)	91 (16.4%)	161 (29.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	78 (14.1%)	$13,637			$162			$13,475	88.6	90	3	4
360010304186	8	Staten Island Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	485 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 667-3222	1,374	80	17	49.3%	402 (29.3%)	8 (0.6%)	60 (4.4%)	865 (63.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.5%)	$11,818			$396			$11,423	88.6	89.9	5	3
360534000268	9	Briarcliff High School	Public	9-12	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8325	488	57	8.6		314 (64.3%)	13 (2.7%)	55 (11.3%)	82 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$29,248			$276			$28,973	88.6	89.7	6	3
360010005297	10	Queens High School For The Sciences At York College	Public	9-12	94-50 159th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 657-3181	520	30	17.4	65.4%	27 (5.2%)	16 (3.1%)	32 (6.2%)	425 (81.7%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,450			$376			$12,074	88.6	89.4	10