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)
420333005116	411	Bensalem Township High School	Public	9-12	4319 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	2,120	130	16.3	55.7%	1,018 (48.0%)	292 (13.8%)	408 (19.2%)	339 (16.0%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	53 (2.5%)	$20,622			$1,335			$19,287	46.1	42.8	437	26
420708001632	412	Cochranton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	105 Second Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 425-7421	356	30	11.9	87.6%	333 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	$19,141			$362			$18,779	46	59	303	109
421548003541	413	Milton High School	Public	9-12	700 Mahoning St	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 742-7614	636	48	13.1	98.7%	539 (84.7%)	19 (3.0%)	52 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	$17,373			$2,070			$15,304	46	56	336	77
420686001998	414	Corry Area High School	Public	9-12	534 E Pleasant St	Corry	16407	Erie County	Corry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 665-8297	613	54	11.4	100.0%	598 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$16,659			$363			$16,296	46	35.5	472	58
420492000988	415	Canton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	509 E Main St	Canton	17724	Bradford County	Canton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 673-5134	408	33	12.2	87.5%	386 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$18,045			$3,593			$14,452	45.9	44	425	10
422237004064	416	North Penn-Liberty Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8675 Route 414	Liberty	16930	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 324-2071	238	21	11.3	47.9%	229 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$21,720			$1,735			$19,985	45.8	44	426	10
422091005264	417	Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	445	37	12.1	41.3%	401 (90.1%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$16,094			$1,074			$15,020	45.7	48.1	402	15
420008800587	418	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Park Avenue	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(610) 275-8500	2,959	232	12.7		1,429 (48.3%)	751 (25.4%)	487 (16.5%)	83 (2.8%)	26 (0.9%)	6 (0.2%)	177 (6.0%)	$14,885			$1,606			$13,279	45.6	46.2	413	5
420414000070	419	Brentwood Senior High School	Public	9-12	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	356	29	12.3	44.4%	266 (74.7%)	30 (8.4%)	20 (5.6%)	22 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.2%)	$20,652			$1,480			$19,171	45.5	57.6	321	98
422191007669	420	South Allegheny High School	Public	9-12	2743 Washington Blvd	McKeesport	15133	Allegheny County	South Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 675-3070	484	30	16.2	83.7%	397 (82.0%)	37 (7.6%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	$18,309			$910			$17,399	45.4	42.8	438	18

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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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