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🎒Best public high schools in Florida

49.5 million students enrolled in public PreK-12 schools in 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics

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As filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron said during a ‘96 commencement address at Wellesley College, “Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.”

If that’s the case, high school may be one of the greatest dress rehearsals of all.

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#30. Winter Park High School

- District: Orange County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 3,367 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#29. Design & Architecture Senior High School

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 504 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#28. Ponte Vedra High School

- District: St. Johns County School District
- Enrollment: 1,914 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#27. Archimedean Upper Conservatory (AUC)

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 320 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#26. Boca Raton Community High School

- District: Palm Beach County School District
- Enrollment: 3,098 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#25. MastatFiu

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 443 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#24. Terra Environmental Research Institute

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 1,737 (26:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#23. Pompano Beach High School

- District: Broward County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 1,213 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#22. Edgewood Junior/Senior High School

- District: Brevard Public Schools
- Enrollment: 937 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#21. McFatter Technical College High School

- District: Broward County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 603 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#20. NeoCity Academy

- District: Osceola County School District
- Enrollment: 460 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#19. iPrep Academy

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 899 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#18. New World School of the Arts

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 485 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#17. Florida State University School

- City: Tallahassee
- Enrollment: 1,830 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#16. St. Petersburg Collegiate High School

- District: Pinellas County Schools
- Enrollment: 234 (47:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#15. Coral Reef Senior High School

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 3,467 (26:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#14. Mast Academy

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 1,562 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#13. West Shore Junior/Senior High School

- District: Brevard Public Schools
- Enrollment: 967 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#12. The College Academy at Broward College

- District: Broward County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 451 (27:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#11. School for Advanced Studies - North

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 126 (42:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#10. Cypress Bay High School

- District: Broward County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 4,659 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#9. Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School

- District: Orange County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 1,219 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#8. School for Advanced Studies - South

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 251 (31:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#7. School for Advanced Studies - Homestead

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 138 (35:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#6. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts

- District: Palm Beach County School District
- Enrollment: 1,363 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#5. Suncoast Community High School

- District: Palm Beach County School District
- Enrollment: 1,594 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#4. School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson

- District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 129 (32:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#3. Stanton College Preparatory

- District: Duval County Public Schools
- Enrollment: 1,539 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#2. A.D. Henderson University School & FAU High School

- District: Boca Raton
- Enrollment: 1,273 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#1. Pine View School

- District: Sarasota County Schools
- Enrollment: 1,818 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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