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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
31	Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8099 College Pkwy	Fort Myers	33919	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 432-6767	411	11	37.3	12.2%	194 (47.2%)	36 (8.8%)	145 (35.3%)	25 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$7,941			$00			$7,941	88.2	91.1	15	16		120108007882
32	Miami Arts Studio 6-12 At Zelda Glazer	Public, Magnet	6-12	15015 SW 24th St	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 485-2323	1,799	79	22.7	25.6%	46 (2.6%)	12 (0.7%)	1,729 (96.1%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,312			$853			$9,459	87.7	89.5	24	8		120039007631
33	St. Petersburg Collegiate Stem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	244 2nd Ave N	Saint Petersburg	33701	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(727) 302-6883	220	8	27.5	29.5%	109 (49.5%)	41 (18.6%)	30 (13.6%)	25 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	$7,874			$00			$7,874	87.5	86.8	38	5		120156010698
34	Seaside Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	5-12	10 Smolian Circle	Santa Rosa Beach	32459	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 231-0396	501	27	18.5	3.2%	425 (84.8%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$11,607			$00			$11,607	87.4	92.1	10	24		120198003138
35	Clark Advanced Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 SE Salerno Rd	Stuart	34997	Martin County	Martin	Yes	No	No	No	(772) 419-5751	288	9	32	18.8%	218 (75.7%)	8 (2.8%)	44 (15.3%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$8,112			$00			$8,112	87.3	88.4	31	4		120129004044
36	State College Of Florida Collegiate School	Public, Charter	6-12	5840 26th St W	Bradenton	34207	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 752-5491	485	21	23	46.2%	220 (45.4%)	37 (7.6%)	183 (37.7%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$10,185			$73			$10,112	87.1	89.5	23	13		120123007901
37	Suncoast Polytechnical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4650 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 921-3981	556	29	19.1	31.5%	377 (67.8%)	10 (1.8%)	128 (23.0%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$13,484			$202			$13,281	87.1	91.7	13	24		120168007003
38	Rising Leaders Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1527 Lincoln Ave	Panama City	32405	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 215-0844	311	20	15.5	31.8%	162 (52.1%)	50 (16.1%)	50 (16.1%)	18 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	$9,205			$50			$9,155	87	89.4	25	13		120009008094
39	Allen D Nease Senior High School	Public	8-12	10550 Ray Rd	Ponte Vedra	32081	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8300	2,177	88	24.8	6.6%	1,533 (70.4%)	53 (2.4%)	249 (11.4%)	237 (10.9%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (4.4%)	$8,262			$163			$8,098	86.5	86.9	36	3		120174002262
40	Mason Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3073 Horseshoe Dr S	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 227-2838	1,509	101	14.9	19.2%	805 (53.3%)	209 (13.9%)	363 (24.1%)	70 (4.6%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	51 (3.4%)	$10,685			$08			$10,677	86.3	82	57	17		120033008322

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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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