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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
651	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Oakwood Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2003	1,363	122	11.1	55.2%	394 (28.9%)	96 (7.0%)	808 (59.3%)	20 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	$38,077	$1,974	$36,103	49.4	42.8	728	77	361509001263
652	Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	373	33	11.2	84.7%	4 (1.1%)	244 (65.4%)	70 (18.8%)	37 (9.9%)	11 (2.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$29,320	$2,149	$27,170	49.4	46.7	682	30	360010106508
653	Tottenville High School	Public	9-12	100 Luten Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-8800	3,750	244	15.3	58.1%	2,279 (60.8%)	83 (2.2%)	687 (18.3%)	598 (15.9%)	17 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	81 (2.2%)	$27,194	$1,774	$25,420	49	45	707	54	360010302883
654	Bolivar-Richburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 School St	Bolivar	14715	Allegany County	Bolivar-Richburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 928-2561	336	41	8.2	55.1%	316 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$34,927	$2,297	$32,630	48.9	49.6	648	6	360001201092
655	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-1482	311	36	8.7	31.5%	292 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$36,893	$957	$35,936	48.8	64.7	444	211	360465000208
656	Otselic Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 County Rd 13a	South Otselic	13155	Chenango County	Otselic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 653-7218	261	24	10.8	44.4%	254 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,243	$1,896	$44,346	48.8	51.9	623	33	362210003132
657	Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8202	646	57	11.2	96.0%	7 (1.1%)	123 (19.0%)	504 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$33,881	$4,314	$29,567	48.7			(n/a)	360008405521
658	Tonawanda Middle/High School	Public	6-12	600 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 694-7660	891	83	10.7	50.5%	701 (78.7%)	36 (4.0%)	87 (9.8%)	15 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$24,760	$2,024	$22,736	48.7	43.5	717	59	362874003907
659	Kingston High School	Public	9-12	403 Broadway	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 331-1970	1,749	147	11.8	45.4%	850 (48.6%)	163 (9.3%)	539 (30.8%)	42 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (8.7%)	$34,926	$690	$34,236	48.7	52.1	622	37	361629001436
660	Brewster High School	Public	9-12	50 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-5051	1,076	94	11.4	38.4%	437 (40.6%)	20 (1.9%)	558 (51.9%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	$34,083	$987	$33,096	48.6	52.3	621	39	360531000264

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1234)	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
651	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Oakwood Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2003	1,363	122	11.1	55.2%	394 (28.9%)	96 (7.0%)	808 (59.3%)	20 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	$38,077			$1,974			$36,103	49.4	42.8	728	77		361509001263
652	Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	373	33	11.2	84.7%	4 (1.1%)	244 (65.4%)	70 (18.8%)	37 (9.9%)	11 (2.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$29,320			$2,149			$27,170	49.4	46.7	682	30		360010106508
653	Tottenville High School	Public	9-12	100 Luten Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 668-8800	3,750	244	15.3	58.1%	2,279 (60.8%)	83 (2.2%)	687 (18.3%)	598 (15.9%)	17 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	81 (2.2%)	$27,194			$1,774			$25,420	49	45	707	54		360010302883
654	Bolivar-Richburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 School St	Bolivar	14715	Allegany County	Bolivar-Richburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 928-2561	336	41	8.2	55.1%	316 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$34,927			$2,297			$32,630	48.9	49.6	648	6		360001201092
655	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-1482	311	36	8.7	31.5%	292 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$36,893			$957			$35,936	48.8	64.7	444	211		360465000208
656	Otselic Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 County Rd 13a	South Otselic	13155	Chenango County	Otselic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 653-7218	261	24	10.8	44.4%	254 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,243			$1,896			$44,346	48.8	51.9	623	33		362210003132
657	Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8202	646	57	11.2	96.0%	7 (1.1%)	123 (19.0%)	504 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$33,881			$4,314			$29,567	48.7			(n/a)		360008405521
658	Tonawanda Middle/High School	Public	6-12	600 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 694-7660	891	83	10.7	50.5%	701 (78.7%)	36 (4.0%)	87 (9.8%)	15 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$24,760			$2,024			$22,736	48.7	43.5	717	59		362874003907
659	Kingston High School	Public	9-12	403 Broadway	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 331-1970	1,749	147	11.8	45.4%	850 (48.6%)	163 (9.3%)	539 (30.8%)	42 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (8.7%)	$34,926			$690			$34,236	48.7	52.1	622	37		361629001436
660	Brewster High School	Public	9-12	50 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-5051	1,076	94	11.4	38.4%	437 (40.6%)	20 (1.9%)	558 (51.9%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	$34,083			$987			$33,096	48.6	52.3	621	39		360531000264