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The highest-poverty public high schools in Alachua County, Florida

9 public high schools in Alachua County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 74.6%, against a median of 45.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Alachua County, Florida

Top % FRL

74.6%

Median % FRL

45.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	169	74.6%
2	HAWTHORNE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	HAWTHORNE, FL	ALACHUA	High	472	67.4%
3	EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,291	52.5%
4	NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL	NEWBERRY, FL	ALACHUA	High	791	47.2%
5	PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	328	45.4%
6	GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,825	45.0%
7	SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,132	41.6%
8	SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	GAINSVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	133	39.8%
9	F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	2,416	34.5%

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