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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 844)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1	Chain Of Lakes Collegiate High	Public, Charter	10-12	999 Avenue H NE	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 298-6800	340	7	48.5		139 (40.9%)	65 (19.1%)	121 (35.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,080			$08			$7,072	96.2			(n/a)		120159005349
2	Polk State College Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	10-12	3425 Winter Lake Rd	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 669-2322	343	5	68.6		220 (64.1%)	24 (7.0%)	74 (21.6%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$7,367			$00			$7,367	95			(n/a)		120159004186
3	A.D. Henderson University School & Fau High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	777 Glades Rd	Boca Raton	33431	Palm Beach County	Fau Lab School	No	No	No	No	(561) 297-3970	1,326	40	33.1	23.2%	516 (38.9%)	161 (12.1%)	353 (26.6%)	207 (15.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (6.5%)								94.7	94.7	2	1		120201203140
4	St. Petersburg Collegiate High School North Pinellas	Public, Charter	10-12	600 Klosterman Rd	Tarpon Springs	34689	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 341-3521	223	5	44.6	24.7%	164 (73.5%)	5 (2.2%)	38 (17.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$7,956			$208			$7,748	94.2	92	11	7		120156008862
5	Mast@fiu	Public, Magnet	9-12	14301 Bay Vista Blvd	North Miami	33181	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 948-1200	489	20	24.4	24.1%	171 (35.0%)	69 (14.1%)	217 (44.4%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,782			$556			$10,226	93.6	94.5	3	2		120039008302
6	St. Petersburg Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	10-12	6605 5th Ave N	St Petersburg	33710	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 341-4610	260	5	52	10.0%	149 (57.3%)	23 (8.8%)	35 (13.5%)	36 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$8,851			$111			$8,740	92.9	93.6	5	1		120156004033
7	Neocity Academy	Public	9-12	195 Neocity Way	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	No	(407) 933-3903	514	32	16.3	35.4%	157 (30.5%)	42 (8.2%)	261 (50.8%)	45 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,556			$597			$12,959	92.5	95.8	1	6		120147008640
8	Atlantic Technical College	Public, Magnet	9-12	4700 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 321-5100	680	61	11.1	32.1%	86 (12.6%)	374 (55.0%)	180 (26.5%)	29 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,602			$1,717			$11,886	92.5	90.6	18	10		120018000270
9	Terra Environmental Research Institute	Public, Magnet	9-12	11005 SW 84th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 412-5800	1,644	62	26.5	24.2%	119 (7.2%)	24 (1.5%)	1,446 (88.0%)	47 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	$9,758			$517			$9,242	92.3	93.9	4	5		120039007634
10	Magnet Innovation Center	Public	9-12	133 South Watersound Pkwy	Inlet Beach	32461	Walton County	Walton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(850) 622-5020	117	7	16.4	10.3%	95 (81.2%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (10.3%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$23,387			$488			$22,898	92.2			(n/a)		120198010829

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, FAST English Language Arts, EOC Civics test scores released by the Florida Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 26, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Florida Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Florida Department of Education.
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