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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
371	Seminole Ridge Community High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Rd	Loxahatchee	33470	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 422-2600	2,246	119	18.8	31.0%	924 (41.1%)	371 (16.5%)	800 (35.6%)	69 (3.1%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	70 (3.1%)	$13,513			$516			$12,996	47	46.4	345	26		120150003944
372	Pedro Menendez High School	Public	8-12	600 State Road 206 W	St Augustine	32086	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8660	1,403	65	21.4	45.0%	1,051 (74.9%)	114 (8.1%)	146 (10.4%)	21 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (4.6%)	$9,860			$325			$9,535	47	46	351	21		120174004444
373	Nature Coast Technical High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4057 California St	Brooksville	34604	Hernando County	Hernando	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 797-7088	1,293	63	20.5	33.8%	727 (56.2%)	68 (5.3%)	388 (30.0%)	30 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.9%)	$10,638			$512			$10,126	46.9	48.1	325	48		120081004083
374	Milton High School	Public	9-12	5445 Stewart St	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5600	1,985	85	23.4	53.4%	1,414 (71.2%)	185 (9.3%)	151 (7.6%)	27 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	15 (0.8%)	186 (9.4%)	$8,777			$743			$8,033	46.9	49.2	312	62		120165001826
375	Taylor County High School	Public	9-12	900 N Johnson Stripling Rd	Perry	32347	Taylor County	Taylor	No	No	No	No	(850) 838-2525	639	31	20.6	52.7%	385 (60.3%)	183 (28.6%)	20 (3.1%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (5.9%)	$10,193			$845			$9,348	46.8	41.2	408	33		120186002002
376	Blountstown High School	Public	6-12	18597 NE Sr 69	Blountstown	32424	Calhoun County	Calhoun	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 674-5724	658	39	16.7	43.0%	431 (65.5%)	115 (17.5%)	45 (6.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.3%)	$11,719			$1,510			$10,209	46.8	44.8	366	10		120021000290
377	Leon High School	Public	9-12	550 E Tennessee St	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 488-1971	1,793	74	24.3	31.2%	714 (39.8%)	684 (38.1%)	213 (11.9%)	49 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (7.3%)	$8,481			$524			$7,956	46.7	48.4	321	56		120111001162
378	Merritt Island High School	Public	9-12	100 Mustang Way	Merritt Island	32953	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 454-1000	1,446	69	20.9	33.5%	1,001 (69.2%)	76 (5.3%)	215 (14.9%)	31 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	113 (7.8%)	$10,667			$461			$10,206	46.7	53.1	267	111		120015000118
379	Miramar High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3601 SW 89th Ave	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-1350	1,950	74	26.3	43.4%	53 (2.7%)	1,505 (77.2%)	339 (17.4%)	23 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.4%)	$9,975			$668			$9,306	46.6	40.9	411	32		120018000253
380	Gateway High School	Public	9-12	13820 Griffin Dr	Fort Myers	33913	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 303-7480	2,343	94	25	43.8%	505 (21.6%)	470 (20.1%)	1,256 (53.6%)	44 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	61 (2.6%)	$9,267			$915			$8,350	46.5	41.2	407	27		120108008840

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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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