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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
361656001469	451	Lake Shore Senior High School	Public	9-12	959 Beach Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-2310	671	62	10.7	47.1%	514 (76.6%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	107 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$20,178	$1,943	$18,235	63.1	60.8	485	34
360000500282	452	Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Bridge St	Broadalbin	12025	Fulton County	Broadalbin-Perth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 954-2600	796	67	11.8		751 (94.3%)	9 (1.1%)	21 (2.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,597	$25	$11,572	63	65.2	410	42
360522000246	453	Bradford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2820 Rt 226	Bradford	14815	Schuyler County	Bradford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 583-4616	261	32	8.1	47.1%	257 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,902	$3,277	$14,626	63	68.7	336	117
363048004099	454	Wellsville Secondary School	Public	6-12	126 W State St	Wellsville	14895	Allegany County	Wellsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 596-2182	647	57	11.4	35.1%	606 (93.7%)	12 (1.9%)	13 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	$15,840	$597	$15,243	63	60.4	496	42
360669000455	455	Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	378	32	11.7	46.6%	351 (92.9%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	$17,824	$2,658	$15,166	63	62.4	461	6
360118900804	456	Mountain View Campus	Public	6-12	7530 Court St	Elizabethtown	12932	Essex County	Boquet Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 873-6371	192	33	5.8	54.7%	190 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,033	$127	$18,906	62.9	55	563	107
361098000877	457	Farmingdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Lincoln St	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5210	1,703	165	10.3	23.1%	943 (55.4%)	110 (6.5%)	486 (28.5%)	126 (7.4%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.5%)	$22,584	$477	$22,108	62.8	64.3	425	32
360768000549	458	Cleveland Hill High School	Public	9-12	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 836-7200	385	43	8.8	56.4%	165 (42.9%)	133 (34.5%)	27 (7.0%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$18,337	$1,570	$16,767	62.8	59.5	513	55
360009706274	459	Brooklyn School For Math And Research (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	333	30	11.1	89.8%	12 (3.6%)	124 (37.2%)	152 (45.6%)	25 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	$19,645	$1,829	$17,816	62.7	53.2	594	135
361137000895	460	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	62.7	63.4	443	17

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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)
361656001469	451	Lake Shore Senior High School	Public	9-12	959 Beach Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-2310	671	62	10.7	47.1%	514 (76.6%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	107 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$20,178			$1,943			$18,235	63.1	60.8	485	34
360000500282	452	Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Bridge St	Broadalbin	12025	Fulton County	Broadalbin-Perth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 954-2600	796	67	11.8		751 (94.3%)	9 (1.1%)	21 (2.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,597			$25			$11,572	63	65.2	410	42
360522000246	453	Bradford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2820 Rt 226	Bradford	14815	Schuyler County	Bradford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 583-4616	261	32	8.1	47.1%	257 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,902			$3,277			$14,626	63	68.7	336	117
363048004099	454	Wellsville Secondary School	Public	6-12	126 W State St	Wellsville	14895	Allegany County	Wellsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 596-2182	647	57	11.4	35.1%	606 (93.7%)	12 (1.9%)	13 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	$15,840			$597			$15,243	63	60.4	496	42
360669000455	455	Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	378	32	11.7	46.6%	351 (92.9%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	$17,824			$2,658			$15,166	63	62.4	461	6
360118900804	456	Mountain View Campus	Public	6-12	7530 Court St	Elizabethtown	12932	Essex County	Boquet Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 873-6371	192	33	5.8	54.7%	190 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,033			$127			$18,906	62.9	55	563	107
361098000877	457	Farmingdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Lincoln St	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5210	1,703	165	10.3	23.1%	943 (55.4%)	110 (6.5%)	486 (28.5%)	126 (7.4%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.5%)	$22,584			$477			$22,108	62.8	64.3	425	32
360768000549	458	Cleveland Hill High School	Public	9-12	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 836-7200	385	43	8.8	56.4%	165 (42.9%)	133 (34.5%)	27 (7.0%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$18,337			$1,570			$16,767	62.8	59.5	513	55
360009706274	459	Brooklyn School For Math And Research (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	333	30	11.1	89.8%	12 (3.6%)	124 (37.2%)	152 (45.6%)	25 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	$19,645			$1,829			$17,816	62.7	53.2	594	135
361137000895	460	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	62.7	63.4	443	17