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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360237000007	571	Addison Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Colwell St	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2241	546	49	11.2	43.2%	521 (95.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$17,741	$2,366	$15,375	56.3	58.1	546	25
362352003286	572	Port Jervis Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Rt 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 858-3100	750	65	11.5	55.3%	446 (59.5%)	80 (10.7%)	160 (21.3%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$19,765	$00	$19,765	56.2	59.4	527	45
361131000893	573	Fort Edward School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Broadway	Fort Edward	12828	Washington County	Fort Edward Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-4529	383	46	8.3	49.1%	336 (87.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$16,181	$351	$15,830	56	44.3	690	117
362652003626	574	Elmont Memorial High School	Public	7-12	555 Ridge Rd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9200	1,501	118	12.6	48.0%	23 (1.5%)	928 (61.8%)	295 (19.7%)	233 (15.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	$22,005	$951	$21,054	56	56.5	577	3
361137000895	575	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	325	35	9.3	60.6%	278 (85.5%)	7 (2.2%)	22 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$22,000	$4,893	$17,108	56	62.7	460	115
361356001110	576	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	214	30	7.1	39.3%	191 (89.3%)	8 (3.7%)	12 (5.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,719	$529	$17,190	56	57.4	555	21
363054004106	577	West Babylon Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7115	1,247	108	11.5	38.6%	631 (50.6%)	140 (11.2%)	391 (31.4%)	54 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.2%)	$16,552	$61	$16,492	55.9	56.7	574	3
361212000970	578	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	296	25	11.8	51.7%	279 (94.3%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,697	$2,748	$14,950	55.8	57	565	13
361758001575	579	Livingston Manor High School	Public	7-12	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-4400	179	25	7.1	48.6%	145 (81.0%)	10 (5.6%)	14 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$18,288	$00	$18,288	55.8	61.3	483	96
363027004069	580	Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Frederick St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 565-8101	443	37	12	45.6%	421 (95.0%)	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,944	$872	$13,073	55.7	48.3	661	81

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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)
360237000007	571	Addison Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Colwell St	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2241	546	49	11.2	43.2%	521 (95.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$17,741			$2,366			$15,375	56.3	58.1	546	25
362352003286	572	Port Jervis Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Rt 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 858-3100	750	65	11.5	55.3%	446 (59.5%)	80 (10.7%)	160 (21.3%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$19,765			$00			$19,765	56.2	59.4	527	45
361131000893	573	Fort Edward School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Broadway	Fort Edward	12828	Washington County	Fort Edward Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-4529	383	46	8.3	49.1%	336 (87.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$16,181			$351			$15,830	56	44.3	690	117
362652003626	574	Elmont Memorial High School	Public	7-12	555 Ridge Rd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9200	1,501	118	12.6	48.0%	23 (1.5%)	928 (61.8%)	295 (19.7%)	233 (15.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	$22,005			$951			$21,054	56	56.5	577	3
361137000895	575	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	325	35	9.3	60.6%	278 (85.5%)	7 (2.2%)	22 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$22,000			$4,893			$17,108	56	62.7	460	115
361356001110	576	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	214	30	7.1	39.3%	191 (89.3%)	8 (3.7%)	12 (5.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,719			$529			$17,190	56	57.4	555	21
363054004106	577	West Babylon Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7115	1,247	108	11.5	38.6%	631 (50.6%)	140 (11.2%)	391 (31.4%)	54 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.2%)	$16,552			$61			$16,492	55.9	56.7	574	3
361212000970	578	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	296	25	11.8	51.7%	279 (94.3%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,697			$2,748			$14,950	55.8	57	565	13
361758001575	579	Livingston Manor High School	Public	7-12	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-4400	179	25	7.1	48.6%	145 (81.0%)	10 (5.6%)	14 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$18,288			$00			$18,288	55.8	61.3	483	96
363027004069	580	Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Frederick St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 565-8101	443	37	12	45.6%	421 (95.0%)	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,944			$872			$13,073	55.7	48.3	661	81