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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 686)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
422304003589	471	Susquenita High School	Public	9-12	309 Schoolhouse Rd	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 957-6000	503	39	12.7	31.2%	439 (87.3%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.4%)	$16,293			$04			$16,289	38.5	60.3	293	178
420366001677	472	Big Spring High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Rock Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 776-2436	739	56	13.1	32.6%	679 (91.9%)	8 (1.1%)	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$18,947			$431			$18,515	38.3	38.1	466	6
421803001414	473	Octorara Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	226 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 593-8223	1,071	69	15.5	43.2%	767 (71.6%)	62 (5.8%)	181 (16.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.1%)	$18,595			$332			$18,263	38.1	44.7	424	49
420011100749	474	Propel Cs-Homestead	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	129 E 10th Ave	Homestead	15120	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Homestead	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 323-7305	512	42	12.1	99.8%	20 (3.9%)	430 (84.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	$24,358			$2,319			$22,039	37.9	43.3	437	37
422022003165	475	Reynolds Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	531 Reynolds Rd	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Reynolds School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 646-5701	433	37	11.7	37.4%	397 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$18,499			$404			$18,095	37.3	53.4	352	123
420960001154	476	Karns City High School	Public	7-12	1446 Kittanning Pike	Karns City	16041	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 756-2030	607	48	12.6	26.9%	588 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$21,677			$700			$20,977	37.2	55.2	338	138
422115004735	477	Yough Senior High School	Public	9-12	919 Lowber Rd	Herminie	15637	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 446-5520	558	37	14.9	34.8%	521 (93.4%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$17,101			$289			$16,812	37.1	42.1	447	30
420004000399	478	Multicultural Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	3821 N. Broad St.	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Multicultural Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-0513	250	17	14.4		1 (0.4%)	214 (85.6%)	19 (7.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	$18,350			$3,330			$15,021	36.9	48.3	394	84
421920005058	479	Pittston Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	5 Stout Street Yatesville	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	1,022	53	19.1	43.7%	832 (81.4%)	56 (5.5%)	102 (10.0%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.0%)	$17,113			$1,107			$16,006	36.5	46.5	408	71
422085000965	480	Sayre Area High School	Public	7-12	331 W Lockhart St	Sayre	18840	Bradford County	Sayre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 888-6622	435	33	13.1	92.6%	402 (92.4%)	15 (3.4%)	10 (2.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,154			$560			$18,594	36.4	36.4	472	8

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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 13, 2024, 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.