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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)
421914003910	261	Pine Grove Area High School	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	511	35	14.6	36.8%	493 (96.5%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,518			$182			$11,337	62.9	48.4	392	131
422157005221	262	Shippensburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 Eberly Drive	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 530-2730	1,138	68	16.8	46.3%	895 (78.6%)	59 (5.2%)	88 (7.7%)	47 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	39 (3.4%)	$11			$00			$11	62.9	50.6	377	115
421065002040	263	General McLane High School	Public	9-12	11761 Edinboro Rd	Edinboro	16412	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 273-1033	698	45	15.3	37.1%	632 (90.5%)	7 (1.0%)	23 (3.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	$18,696			$324			$18,372	62.8	60.4	292	29
420540001745	264	Central Dauphin Senior High School	Public	9-12	437 Piketown Road	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 703-5360	1,975	122	16.1	32.6%	1,264 (64.0%)	225 (11.4%)	159 (8.1%)	187 (9.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (6.9%)	$13,904			$758			$13,147	62.8	59.3	302	38
421272506241	265	Bucktail High School	Public	9-12	1300 Bucktail Ave	Renovo	17764	Clinton County	Keystone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 893-4900	114	14	8.4	49.1%	109 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$27,328			$2,881			$24,446	62.7	59.6	299	34
421305006404	266	Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1355 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	658	49	13.4	33.7%	607 (92.2%)	20 (3.0%)	21 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$15,619			$973			$14,646	62.4	32.3	495	229
422517004080	267	Wellsboro Area High School	Public	9-12	225 Nichols St	Wellsboro	16901	Tioga County	Wellsboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 724-3547	439	34	13.1	45.1%	414 (94.3%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$16,792			$905			$15,887	62.3	63	268	1
421161003272	268	Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School	Public	9-12	899 Horsham Road	Horsham	19044	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 420-5500	1,379	131	10.5	31.8%	995 (72.2%)	76 (5.5%)	159 (11.5%)	90 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.1%)	$25,164			$873			$24,290	62.1	57.2	320	52
421743000700	269	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	300 Country Club Dr	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 758-7512	446	31	14.3	41.0%	428 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,264			$818			$18,446	61.9	65.4	252	17
422613007578	270	Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	725	53	13.6	37.8%	614 (84.7%)	26 (3.6%)	26 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.4%)	$13,761			$574			$13,187	61.9	30.3	507	237

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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