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)
421836004734	231	Palmerton Area High School	Public	9-12	3525 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-3155	482	40	11.9	30.9%	430 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$15,441			$319			$15,121	67.7	77.7	136	95
420234000913	232	Altoona Area High School	Public	6-12	1404 6th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 940-6986	2,228	137	16.2	48.3%	1,894 (85.0%)	231 (10.4%)	57 (2.6%)	15 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	25 (1.1%)	$12,989			$2,467			$10,521	67.6	61	282	50
421053006223	233	Galeton Area School	Public	PK, KG-12	27 Bridge Street	Galeton	16922	Potter County	Galeton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 435-6571	325	32	10	58.8%	309 (95.1%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$22,454			$843			$21,611	67.6	67.2	229	4
421176004404	234	Hempfield Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	4345 State Route 136	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 834-9000	1,661	101	16.4	24.3%	1,550 (93.3%)	13 (0.8%)	28 (1.7%)	24 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	41 (2.5%)	$15,932			$585			$15,347	67.5	81.9	94	140
421101002206	235	Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 S Ridge Ave	Greencastle	17225	Franklin County	Greencastle-Antrim School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 597-3226	1,047	52	20	32.3%	913 (87.2%)	22 (2.1%)	45 (4.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.5%)	$11,523			$136			$11,387	67.4	70.4	207	28
421788006745	236	Northwestern Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Harthan Way	Albion	16401	Erie County	Northwestern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 756-9400	410	32	12.9	89.3%	397 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$17,332			$1,695			$15,637	67.4	36.9	466	230
422112003969	237	Selinsgrove Area High School	Public	9-12	500 North Broad St	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 372-2230	802	50	16.2	34.5%	708 (88.3%)	15 (1.9%)	42 (5.2%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$15,521			$369			$15,152	67.3	76.1	153	84
420705004098	238	Cranberry Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-8504	557	48	11.6	40.9%	535 (96.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$21,859			$12			$21,847	67.3	62.6	266	28
421455002618	239	Manheim Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	400 Adele Ave	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 664-8400	935	60	15.6	31.0%	774 (82.8%)	13 (1.4%)	92 (9.8%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	$19,248			$326			$18,922	67.2	78.1	128	111
421737003505	240	Northampton Area High School	Public	9-12	1619 Laubach Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 262-7812	1,862	118	15.7	31.4%	1,483 (79.6%)	67 (3.6%)	251 (13.5%)	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (2.6%)	$17,471			$534			$16,937	67	58.3	314	74

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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