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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
361473001227	611	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	397	43	9.3		367 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$20,665	$1,815	$18,850	52.8	54.9	565	46
360642000424	612	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	52.6	57.9	531	81
362157006053	613	Castleton Academy High School Of Oceanside	Public	9-12	25 Castleton Ct	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7593	50	8	6.3	36.0%	34 (68.0%)	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$39,989	$11,577	$28,412	52.5			(n/a)
361917001732	614	Mexico High School	Public	9-12	3338 Main St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 963-8400	577	52	11.1	54.2%	541 (93.8%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$21,407	$1,781	$19,626	52.3	56.7	547	67
363192004251	615	Saunders Trades & Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	183 Palmer Rd	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8150	1,066	78	13.5	81.1%	214 (20.1%)	114 (10.7%)	667 (62.6%)	48 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.4%)	$21,577	$1,664	$19,913	52.1	42	703	88
362427003336	616	Red Jacket High School	Public	9-12	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-3966	220	23	9.5	59.5%	197 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$19,875	$1,967	$17,909	52.1	56.7	548	68
360000404545	617	Mohonasen Senior High School	Public	9-12	2072 Curry Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8300	886	64	13.7	45.8%	646 (72.9%)	60 (6.8%)	85 (9.6%)	27 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.5%)	$14,524	$1,394	$13,130	52.1	45.8	662	45
361746001555	618	Little Falls High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-1167	331	30	11.1	58.9%	288 (87.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	$24,248	$1,780	$22,468	52.1	48.5	638	20
361866001695	619	Massena Senior High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3710	826	56	14.7	61.1%	669 (81.0%)	15 (1.8%)	13 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	116 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,625	$3,057	$10,569	52	55	564	55
363012004057	620	Watertown Senior High School	Public	9-12	1335 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3800	1,083	78	13.9	65.2%	772 (71.3%)	84 (7.8%)	102 (9.4%)	28 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	91 (8.4%)	$10,610	$1,795	$8,815	51.9	53.8	582	38

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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)
361473001227	611	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	397	43	9.3		367 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$20,665			$1,815			$18,850	52.8	54.9	565	46
360642000424	612	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	52.6	57.9	531	81
362157006053	613	Castleton Academy High School Of Oceanside	Public	9-12	25 Castleton Ct	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7593	50	8	6.3	36.0%	34 (68.0%)	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$39,989			$11,577			$28,412	52.5			(n/a)
361917001732	614	Mexico High School	Public	9-12	3338 Main St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 963-8400	577	52	11.1	54.2%	541 (93.8%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$21,407			$1,781			$19,626	52.3	56.7	547	67
363192004251	615	Saunders Trades & Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	183 Palmer Rd	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8150	1,066	78	13.5	81.1%	214 (20.1%)	114 (10.7%)	667 (62.6%)	48 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.4%)	$21,577			$1,664			$19,913	52.1	42	703	88
362427003336	616	Red Jacket High School	Public	9-12	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-3966	220	23	9.5	59.5%	197 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$19,875			$1,967			$17,909	52.1	56.7	548	68
360000404545	617	Mohonasen Senior High School	Public	9-12	2072 Curry Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8300	886	64	13.7	45.8%	646 (72.9%)	60 (6.8%)	85 (9.6%)	27 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.5%)	$14,524			$1,394			$13,130	52.1	45.8	662	45
361746001555	618	Little Falls High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-1167	331	30	11.1	58.9%	288 (87.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	$24,248			$1,780			$22,468	52.1	48.5	638	20
361866001695	619	Massena Senior High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3710	826	56	14.7	61.1%	669 (81.0%)	15 (1.8%)	13 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	116 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,625			$3,057			$10,569	52	55	564	55
363012004057	620	Watertown Senior High School	Public	9-12	1335 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3800	1,083	78	13.9	65.2%	772 (71.3%)	84 (7.8%)	102 (9.4%)	28 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	91 (8.4%)	$10,610			$1,795			$8,815	51.9	53.8	582	38