Best public high schools in Florida

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 487 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#30. Design & Architecture Senior High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 381 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#29. International Studies Preparatory Academy
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 119 (30:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#28. School for Advanced Studies
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Charlotte County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 373 (34:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#27. Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Manatee County School District, FL
- Enrollment: 504 (25:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#26. State College of Florida Collegiate School - Bradenton
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 1,549 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#25. Mast Academy
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Broward County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 1,219 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#24. Pompano Beach High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 320 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#23. Archimedean Upper Conservatory (AUC)
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Brevard Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 922 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#22. Edgewood Junior/Senior High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 1,668 (25:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#21. Terra Environmental Research Institute
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Orange County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 1,269 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#20. Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 454 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#19. MAST@FIU - Biscayne Bay Campus
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 3,310 (26:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#18. Coral Reef Senior High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Tallahassee, FL
- Enrollment: 1,825 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#17. Florida State University School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 873 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#16. iPrep Academy
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Broward County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 4,838 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#15. Cypress Bay High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Brevard Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 946 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#14. West Shore Junior/Senior High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 266 (44:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#13. School for Advanced Studies - South
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 119 (40:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#12. School for Advanced Studies - North
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Pinellas County Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 240 (48:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#11. St. Petersburg Collegiate High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Broward County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 466 (27:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#10. The College Academy at Broward College
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Palm Beach County School District, FL
- Enrollment: 1,589 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#9. Suncoast Community High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 123 (41:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#8. School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Duval County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 1,420 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#7. Stanton College Preparatory
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Osceola County School District, FL
- Enrollment: 460 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#6. NeoCity Academy
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 133 (33:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#5. School for Advanced Studies - Homestead
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Palm Beach County School District, FL
- Enrollment: 1,380 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Enrollment: 1,294 (30:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. A.D. Henderson University School & FAU High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Sarasota County Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 1,745 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Pine View School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Bay District Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 335 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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