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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
420867000518	531	East Stroudsburg Senior High School North	Public	9-12	279 Timberwolf Dr	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 588-4420	940	74	12.7	54.4%	293 (31.2%)	267 (28.4%)	243 (25.9%)	30 (3.2%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.9%)	$25,880	$622	$25,258	25.1	45.7	416	115
428009007050	532	Bucks County Technical High School	Public	9-12	610 Wistar Road	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bucks County Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(215) 949-1700	1,439	113	12.7	45.1%	1,087 (75.5%)	133 (9.2%)	186 (12.9%)	27 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)				25	42.3	440	92
420007600552	533	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,628	116	14	85.4%	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.7%)	1,524 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$18,548	$4,008	$14,540	25	22.8	517	16
421899000572	534	Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Public	9-12	2750 Red Lion Road	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3140	771	53	14.4	100.0%	255 (33.1%)	177 (23.0%)	222 (28.8%)	62 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.7%)	$8,168	$4,075	$4,093	25	18.1	536	2
420014000896	535	Agora Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1018 West 8th Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Agora Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 230-0775	4,957	411	12		2,230 (45.0%)	1,603 (32.3%)	794 (16.0%)	67 (1.4%)	22 (0.4%)	13 (0.3%)	228 (4.6%)	$19,631	$1,848	$17,783	24.9	32.5	488	47
420363000649	536	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	469	31	15.2	88.9%	236 (50.3%)	120 (25.6%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (20.3%)	$24,368	$3,078	$21,290	24.8	27.3	502	34
420009400663	537	City Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Stanwix Street	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	City Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 690-2489	556	48	11.5	59.7%	153 (27.5%)	309 (55.6%)	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.1%)	$20,712	$1,214	$19,498	24.5	35	475	62
421899000765	538	Robeson High School for Human Services	Public, Magnet	9-12	4125 Ludlow St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7780	314	19	16.3	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	297 (94.6%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,725	$9,852	$7,873	24.2			(n/a)
420002100344	539	Dr Robert Ketterer Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	6-12	1133 Village Way	Latrobe	15650	Westmoreland County	Dr Robert Ketterer Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 537-9110	146	28	5.2		107 (73.3%)	25 (17.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$157	$46	$111	24.1			(n/a)
422109002489	540	West Scranton High School	Public	9-12	1201 Luzerne St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3616	1,401	103	13.5	89.3%	560 (40.0%)	172 (12.3%)	550 (39.3%)	37 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (5.1%)	$14,661	$545	$14,116	23.7	16.5	544	4

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Keystone Exams Algebra I, Keystone Exams Biology, Keystone Exams Literature test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 8, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 674)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
420867000518	531	East Stroudsburg Senior High School North	Public	9-12	279 Timberwolf Dr	Dingmans Ferry	18328	Pike County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 588-4420	940	74	12.7	54.4%	293 (31.2%)	267 (28.4%)	243 (25.9%)	30 (3.2%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.9%)	$25,880			$622			$25,258	25.1	45.7	416	115
428009007050	532	Bucks County Technical High School	Public	9-12	610 Wistar Road	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bucks County Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(215) 949-1700	1,439	113	12.7	45.1%	1,087 (75.5%)	133 (9.2%)	186 (12.9%)	27 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								25	42.3	440	92
420007600552	533	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,628	116	14	85.4%	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.7%)	1,524 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	$18,548			$4,008			$14,540	25	22.8	517	16
421899000572	534	Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Public	9-12	2750 Red Lion Road	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3140	771	53	14.4	100.0%	255 (33.1%)	177 (23.0%)	222 (28.8%)	62 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.7%)	$8,168			$4,075			$4,093	25	18.1	536	2
420014000896	535	Agora Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1018 West 8th Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Agora Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 230-0775	4,957	411	12		2,230 (45.0%)	1,603 (32.3%)	794 (16.0%)	67 (1.4%)	22 (0.4%)	13 (0.3%)	228 (4.6%)	$19,631			$1,848			$17,783	24.9	32.5	488	47
420363000649	536	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	469	31	15.2	88.9%	236 (50.3%)	120 (25.6%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (20.3%)	$24,368			$3,078			$21,290	24.8	27.3	502	34
420009400663	537	City Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Stanwix Street	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	City Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 690-2489	556	48	11.5	59.7%	153 (27.5%)	309 (55.6%)	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.1%)	$20,712			$1,214			$19,498	24.5	35	475	62
421899000765	538	Robeson High School for Human Services	Public, Magnet	9-12	4125 Ludlow St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7780	314	19	16.3	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	297 (94.6%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,725			$9,852			$7,873	24.2			(n/a)
420002100344	539	Dr Robert Ketterer Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	6-12	1133 Village Way	Latrobe	15650	Westmoreland County	Dr Robert Ketterer Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 537-9110	146	28	5.2		107 (73.3%)	25 (17.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$157			$46			$111	24.1			(n/a)
422109002489	540	West Scranton High School	Public	9-12	1201 Luzerne St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3616	1,401	103	13.5	89.3%	560 (40.0%)	172 (12.3%)	550 (39.3%)	37 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (5.1%)	$14,661			$545			$14,116	23.7	16.5	544	4