Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
422685004658	31	York Suburban Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Hollywood Dr	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1270	873	64	13.7	35.6%	570 (65.3%)	82 (9.4%)	109 (12.5%)	32 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.0%)	$17,173			$250			$16,923	91.5	68.5	214	183
422256003367	32	Spring-Ford Senior High School 9-12 Center	Public	9-12	350 S Lewis Rd	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6001	2,631	181	14.5	17.6%	1,923 (73.1%)	123 (4.7%)	177 (6.7%)	260 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (5.5%)	$19,014			$724			$18,289	91.4	94.2	5	27
422364001423	33	Conestoga Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Irish Rd	Berwyn	19312	Chester County	Tredyffrin-Easttown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 240-1000	2,347	146	16.1	6.1%	1,411 (60.1%)	63 (2.7%)	103 (4.4%)	650 (27.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (5.0%)	$19,263			$163			$19,100	91.3	89.4	29	4
420711001701	34	Cumberland Valley High School	Public	9-12	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 766-0217	3,035	177	17.1	24.7%	2,027 (66.8%)	135 (4.4%)	185 (6.1%)	556 (18.3%)	9 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	122 (4.0%)	$13,700			$00			$13,700	91	87.2	43	9
422055001942	35	Penncrest High School	Public	9-12	134 Barren Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6201	1,212	97	12.5	20.9%	955 (78.8%)	55 (4.5%)	37 (3.1%)	88 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (6.3%)	$23,675			$649			$23,026	91	81.1	100	65
421881006231	36	Penns Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4545 Penns Valley Road	Spring Mills	16875	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	662	48	13.9	27.8%	633 (95.6%)	5 (0.8%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,546			$1,222			$17,325	90.6	84.4	72	36
420255002320	37	Apollo-Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1825 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	286	25	11.3	100.0%	259 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$31,327			$427			$30,900	90.4	78.8	119	82
421512003158	38	Mercer Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	545 W Butler St	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 662-5104	334	21	16	87.7%	315 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$14,318			$1,106			$13,212	90.3	85.3	61	23
421446003532	39	Line Mountain High School	Public	9-12	187 Line Mountain Road	Herndon	17830	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 758-2011	331	29	11.5	34.1%	321 (97.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,671			$1,516			$13,155	90	56.9	330	291
420082407319	40	Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	160 Baker Road Ext	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-4300	709	46	15.2	22.0%	616 (86.9%)	49 (6.9%)	16 (2.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$16,656			$780			$15,876	89.8	74.7	168	128

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.