Best High Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 838)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
511	Branford High School	Public	6-12	405 Reynolds St NE	Branford	32008	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 935-5600	799	40	19.7	42.7%	612 (76.6%)	30 (3.8%)	118 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	$10,371			$1,049			$9,323	36.9	44.5	404	107		120183001948
512	Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High School	Public	9-12	2601 NE 151st St	Miami	33160	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 919-2000	1,633	53	30.8	32.5%	386 (23.6%)	260 (15.9%)	951 (58.2%)	17 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.9%)	$9,090			$418			$8,671	36.8	32.9	550	38		120039007635
513	Wildwood Middle/ High School	Public	6-12	700 Huey St	Wildwood	34785	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 748-1314	710	44	16.2	49.4%	233 (32.8%)	262 (36.9%)	169 (23.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	$15,499			$1,526			$13,974	36.7	34.1	537	24		120180001941
514	St. Lucie West Centennial High	Public	9-12	1485 SW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 344-4400	2,914	115	25.2	50.9%	746 (25.6%)	983 (33.7%)	988 (33.9%)	52 (1.8%)	8 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	127 (4.4%)	$9,332			$640			$8,692	36.6	38.4	480	34		120177003503
515	Golden Gate High School	Public	9-12	2925 Titan Way	Naples	34116	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-1600	1,867	81	22.9	41.2%	141 (7.6%)	323 (17.3%)	1,366 (73.2%)	15 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (1.0%)	$12,826			$808			$12,018	36.5	35.9	511	4		120033003959
516	Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter High At North Lauderda	Public, Charter	9-12	7101 Kimberly Blvd	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-5065	349	6	58.1	93.1%	10 (2.9%)	222 (63.6%)	112 (32.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,523			$46			$9,476	36.4	29.4	588	72		120018007912
517	Hardee Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1009 N 6th Ave	Wauchula	33873	Hardee County	Hardee	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 773-9058	52	0		23.1%	36 (69.2%)	2 (3.8%)	13 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$3,676			$33			$3,643	36.3	24.4	638	121		120075007802
518	James Madison Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2812 W Us 90	Madison	32340	Madison County	Madison	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 253-2173	180	10	18	1.7%	97 (53.9%)	53 (29.4%)	21 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)								36.1	39.7	469	49		120120008247
519	Miami Killian Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10655 SW 97th Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 271-3311	675	38	17.7	45.3%	37 (5.5%)	123 (18.2%)	506 (75.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$17,503			$1,749			$15,754	36.1	44.5	405	114		120039000602
520	Bradford High School	Public	9-12	581 N Temple Ave	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	No	(904) 966-6091	785	33	23.7	49.6%	487 (62.0%)	203 (25.9%)	54 (6.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	$10,995			$1,321			$9,675	36	39.5	471	49		120012000070

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