Best High Schools in New York

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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)
361812001624	341	Mahopac High School	Public	7-12	421 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 628-3256	1,254	105	11.9	23.9%	875 (69.8%)	34 (2.7%)	300 (23.9%)	27 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.1%)	$21,006			$787			$20,219	69.7	72.4	282	59
362730003729	342	Walt Whitman High School	Public	9-12	301 W Hills Rd	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3800	1,991	157	12.7	52.3%	685 (34.4%)	131 (6.6%)	988 (49.6%)	116 (5.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.2%)	$19,625			$1,162			$18,463	69.7	67.9	376	34
360011105662	343	Pharos Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Intervale Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Pharos Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 915-0025	726	57	12.7	90.4%	3 (0.4%)	218 (30.0%)	480 (66.1%)	9 (1.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$22,307			$2,076			$20,232	69.6	57	566	223
361965001795	344	Monroe-Woodbury High School	Public	9-12	155 Dunderberg Rd	Central Valley	10917	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 460-7000	2,353	161	14.6	33.4%	950 (40.4%)	263 (11.2%)	923 (39.2%)	157 (6.7%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	50 (2.1%)	$17,292			$351			$16,941	69.6	70.1	328	16
362979004004	345	Wallkill Senior High School	Public	9-12	90 Robinson Dr	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7150	1,004	75	13.3	34.3%	621 (61.9%)	67 (6.7%)	278 (27.7%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.5%)	$16,712			$501			$16,211	69.6	72.9	268	77
360891000681	346	Delaware Academy High School	Public	6-12	2 Sheldon Dr	Delhi	13753	Delaware County	Delaware Academy Central School District At Delhi	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 746-1281	405	33	12.2	40.2%	380 (93.8%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,396			$162			$14,233	69.5	75.9	216	130
360672000459	347	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	69.5	65.8	407	60
361671001490	348	Lansing High School	Public	9-12	300 Ridge Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 533-3020	383	33	11.5	29.5%	296 (77.3%)	9 (2.3%)	16 (4.2%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	$18,978			$829			$18,149	69.5	65	423	75
363150004220	349	Willsboro Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29 School Ln	Willsboro	12996	Essex County	Willsboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 963-4456	251	23	11.1	53.8%	225 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)	$18,091			$2,076			$16,015	69.4	73.4	259	90
362076002922	350	Newfane Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Panther Dr	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 778-6451	435	36	12	42.3%	394 (90.6%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$17,511			$898			$16,613	69.4	69.5	346	4

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