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)
422630007700	511	Wilkes-Barre Area High School	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	2,293	116	19.8	86.5%	724 (31.6%)	360 (15.7%)	1,047 (45.7%)	17 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	142 (6.2%)	$12,651			$468			$12,184	29.4			(n/a)
421443007626	512	Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 773-3443	485	38	12.9	96.5%	302 (62.3%)	12 (2.5%)	158 (32.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$16,598			$986			$15,612	28.9	21.3	523	11
420357004957	513	Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,753	111	15.7	37.7%	797 (45.5%)	175 (10.0%)	672 (38.3%)	78 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.3%)	$17,351			$1,147			$16,204	28.9	55.1	347	166
422379001000	514	Troy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	150 High St	Troy	16947	Bradford County	Troy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 297-2176	641	57	11.2	44.8%	615 (95.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,071			$1,683			$14,389	28.8			(n/a)
420954006269	515	Fairfield Area High School	Public	9-12	4840 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	298	26	11.4	18.5%	283 (95.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,406			$197			$21,209	28.2	59.4	299	216
421777000053	516	Northgate Middle/High School	Public	7-12	589 Union Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 732-3300	456	36	12.7	84.9%	296 (64.9%)	91 (20.0%)	21 (4.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.8%)	$22,942			$444			$22,497	27.7	75.9	157	359
422232002313	517	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	614	80	7.6	41.4%	590 (96.1%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855			$572			$13,283	27.5	21.2	524	7
422499004286	518	Washington High School	Public	9-12	201 Allison Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5080	407	33	12.3	89.2%	188 (46.2%)	98 (24.1%)	36 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (20.4%)	$20,219			$1,546			$18,674	27.5	25.6	510	8
420357003465	519	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1115 Linden St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-7200	2,640	160	16.5	50.1%	987 (37.4%)	280 (10.6%)	1,253 (47.5%)	50 (1.9%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (2.3%)	$15,688			$944			$14,744	27.5	49.9	389	130
420471004203	520	California Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	286	19	14.8	36.0%	249 (87.1%)	23 (8.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$19,341			$1,924			$17,418	26.9	62.3	270	250

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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.