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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362889003910	431	Tri-Valley Secondary School	Public	7-12	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	435	47	9.3	49.0%	336 (77.2%)	12 (2.8%)	68 (15.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,507	$00	$19,507	65.6	62.3	468	37
361431001180	432	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	552	48	11.6	48.9%	532 (96.4%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$18,383	$4,197	$14,186	65.6	62	474	42
362643003624	433	Mynderse Academy	Public	9-12	105 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 568-5500	377	35	10.8	46.7%	304 (80.6%)	13 (3.4%)	25 (6.6%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$13,494	$1,186	$12,308	65.6	66.4	401	32
360642000424	434	Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	306	37	8.2	60.1%	284 (92.8%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,223	$2,479	$13,744	65.3	52.6	612	178
362220003142	435	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13475	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	174	26	6.6	69.5%	164 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,549	$3,086	$14,463	65.3	73.8	252	183
360996000769	436	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	583	58	10	0.5%	321 (55.1%)	27 (4.6%)	183 (31.4%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$22,648	$579	$22,069	65.2	51.8	621	185
360010001414	437	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	671	48	13.9	63.0%	26 (3.9%)	155 (23.1%)	89 (13.3%)	322 (48.0%)	41 (6.1%)	15 (2.2%)	23 (3.4%)	$14,417	$580	$13,837	65	72.2	287	150
360012305899	438	High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,075	71	15	73.9%	119 (11.1%)	97 (9.0%)	392 (36.5%)	361 (33.6%)	30 (2.8%)	15 (1.4%)	61 (5.7%)	$14,930	$1,055	$13,875	64.9	60.1	503	65
362535004567	439	Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	1,923	167	11.5	25.3%	1,299 (67.6%)	78 (4.1%)	361 (18.8%)	118 (6.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (3.1%)	$18,761	$1,342	$17,418	64.9	68.3	370	69
362502003466	440	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	224	28	8	45.5%	189 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	31 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,019	$1,715	$27,304	64.9	50.5	640	200

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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)
362889003910	431	Tri-Valley Secondary School	Public	7-12	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	435	47	9.3	49.0%	336 (77.2%)	12 (2.8%)	68 (15.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,507			$00			$19,507	65.6	62.3	468	37
361431001180	432	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	552	48	11.6	48.9%	532 (96.4%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$18,383			$4,197			$14,186	65.6	62	474	42
362643003624	433	Mynderse Academy	Public	9-12	105 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 568-5500	377	35	10.8	46.7%	304 (80.6%)	13 (3.4%)	25 (6.6%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$13,494			$1,186			$12,308	65.6	66.4	401	32
360642000424	434	Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	306	37	8.2	60.1%	284 (92.8%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,223			$2,479			$13,744	65.3	52.6	612	178
362220003142	435	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13475	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	174	26	6.6	69.5%	164 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,549			$3,086			$14,463	65.3	73.8	252	183
360996000769	436	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	583	58	10	0.5%	321 (55.1%)	27 (4.6%)	183 (31.4%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$22,648			$579			$22,069	65.2	51.8	621	185
360010001414	437	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	671	48	13.9	63.0%	26 (3.9%)	155 (23.1%)	89 (13.3%)	322 (48.0%)	41 (6.1%)	15 (2.2%)	23 (3.4%)	$14,417			$580			$13,837	65	72.2	287	150
360012305899	438	High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,075	71	15	73.9%	119 (11.1%)	97 (9.0%)	392 (36.5%)	361 (33.6%)	30 (2.8%)	15 (1.4%)	61 (5.7%)	$14,930			$1,055			$13,875	64.9	60.1	503	65
362535004567	439	Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	1,923	167	11.5	25.3%	1,299 (67.6%)	78 (4.1%)	361 (18.8%)	118 (6.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (3.1%)	$18,761			$1,342			$17,418	64.9	68.3	370	69
362502003466	440	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	224	28	8	45.5%	189 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	31 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,019			$1,715			$27,304	64.9	50.5	640	200