Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Keystone Exams test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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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)
421874006136	251	Saegertown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	18079 Mook Road	Saegertown	16433	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 337-1635	450	35	12.8	41.1%	411 (91.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	$20,279			$1,946			$18,333	64.6	55.3	337	86
422091005264	252	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	441	36	12.4	44.2%	390 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$16,094			$1,074			$15,020	64.5	45.7	417	165
420297000050	253	Baldwin Senior High School	Public	7-12	4653 Clairton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 885-7500	2,019	113	17.8	49.5%	1,412 (69.9%)	124 (6.1%)	47 (2.3%)	332 (16.4%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	99 (4.9%)	$16,367			$611			$15,756	64.3	65.2	255	2
421101002206	254	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	1,057	54	19.6	35.7%	914 (86.5%)	26 (2.5%)	57 (5.4%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	$11,523			$136			$11,387	64.3	67.4	235	19
421773006373	255	Williamson Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Jct Cross Road	Tioga	16946	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 827-2191	549	44	12.5	100.0%	523 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,843			$197			$15,646	64.2	56.3	329	74
421503005098	256	Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Broad St	Mechanicsburg	17055	Cumberland County	Mechanicsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 691-4530	1,371	101	13.5	37.9%	982 (71.6%)	135 (9.8%)	110 (8.0%)	60 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.8%)	$16,496			$498			$15,998	63.8	74.5	155	101
422412001501	257	Union High School	Public	6-12	354 Baker Street Suite 1	Rimersburg	16248	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 473-3121	292	25	11.6	100.7%	287 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,719			$1,505			$13,214	63.6	48.2	395	138
422607006704	258	Western Wayne High School	Public	9-12	1970A Easton Turnpike	Lake Ariel	18436	Wayne County	Western Wayne School District	No	No	No	No	(800) 321-9973	541	44	12.1	51.0%	454 (83.9%)	8 (1.5%)	54 (10.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$29,170			$1,309			$27,861	63.5	57.6	315	57
421329002331	259	Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	70 Wildcat Ln	Homer City	15748	Indiana County	Homer-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 479-8026	405	28	14.4	48.9%	382 (94.3%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	$19,376			$384			$18,992	63.3	69.3	213	46
422523001566	260	West Branch Area High School	Public	9-12	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	317	21	14.8	99.1%	298 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$27,593			$3,241			$24,352	63.1	77.8	131	129

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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 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.