Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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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)
421446003532	221	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	68.3	90	39	182
421257006218	222	Johnsonburg Area High School	Public	7-12	315 High School Rd	Johnsonburg	15845	Elk County	Johnsonburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 965-2556	252	24	10.3	44.0%	231 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$19,966			$1,555			$18,411	68.2	72.5	186	36
422298004054	223	Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 853-4921	323	25	12.9	97.2%	308 (95.4%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,450			$848			$22,601	68	68.9	216	7
422247004608	224	South Western Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4807	1,299	86	15.1	30.8%	1,066 (82.1%)	73 (5.6%)	83 (6.4%)	29 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.6%)	$16,403			$00			$16,403	68	78.6	122	102
420336004188	225	Bentworth Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Bearcat Dr	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-5911	344	54	6.3	74.4%	321 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$19,376			$1,172			$18,204	67.9	56.8	325	100
420010100656	226	Avon Grove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 East State St	West Grove	19390	Chester County	Avon Grove Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(484) 667-5000	1,886	129	14.6	37.4%	1,326 (70.3%)	123 (6.5%)	314 (16.6%)	32 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.6%)	$15,324			$934			$14,390	67.9	61.4	279	53
421221004817	227	Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	539	42	12.7	85.3%	466 (86.5%)	14 (2.6%)	19 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$20,152			$1,228			$18,924	67.5	77	137	90
420936001009	228	Everett Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Renaissance Circle	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 652-9114	360	24	15.2	35.3%	344 (95.6%)	7 (1.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,844			$1,915			$17,929	67.3	52.5	357	129
420546007651	229	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Public	7-12	281 S Mountain Blvd	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 474-6782	1,419	71	20	23.8%	1,250 (88.1%)	23 (1.6%)	76 (5.4%)	59 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.6%)	$14,491			$179			$14,312	67.1	75.3	147	82
422451003401	230	Upper Moreland High School	Public	9-12	3000 Terwood Road	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 830-1500	976	83	11.7	35.5%	657 (67.3%)	113 (11.6%)	115 (11.8%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	$22,372			$679			$21,693	67.1	55.4	336	106

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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.
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.