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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)
422421001443	21	Unionville High School	Public	9-12	750 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-1600	1,306	93	14	5.1%	973 (74.5%)	11 (0.8%)	71 (5.4%)	214 (16.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.5%)	$14,095			$246			$13,849	94.4	95	12	9
421044000594	22	Freeport Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	625 South Pike Rd	Freeport	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 295-5143	546	39	14	27.3%	516 (94.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$17,967			$352			$17,615	94.4	87.6	59	37
421773004058	23	Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	51 North Fork Road	Westfield	16950	Tioga County	Northern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 367-2233	358	32	11.2	100.0%	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,263			$324			$19,939	94.4	84.8	82	59
420753005261	24	Delaware Valley High School	Public	9-12	252 Route 6 and 209	Milford	18337	Pike County	Delaware Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 296-1850	1,418	115	12.3	37.4%	1,119 (78.9%)	36 (2.5%)	184 (13.0%)	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.6%)	$20,595			$630			$19,965	94.3	88.8	49	25
422277001364	25	State College Area High School	Public	8-12	650 Westerly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-1111	2,410	203	11.8	20.2%	1,839 (76.3%)	79 (3.3%)	143 (5.9%)	176 (7.3%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	165 (6.8%)	$20,149			$514			$19,635	94	91.6	29	4
422260001950	26	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	200 S Rolling Road	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6100	1,375	82	16.7	21.7%	1,093 (79.5%)	82 (6.0%)	53 (3.9%)	110 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.5%)	$16,709			$371			$16,338	93.9	88.1	55	29
421701007482	27	North Allegheny High School	Public	9-12	10375 Perry Hwy	Wexford	15090	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 934-7200	2,666	199	13.4	8.4%	1,966 (73.7%)	53 (2.0%)	76 (2.9%)	506 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (2.4%)	$18,508			$277			$18,230	93.6	94.1	19	8
421947003333	28	Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 E Germantown Pike	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 825-1500	1,552			23.3%	1,096 (70.6%)	178 (11.5%)	128 (8.2%)	84 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (4.3%)	$26,025			$285			$25,739	93.5	92.7	23	5
420957006737	29	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	7460 McCray Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	588	54	10.8	20.6%	506 (86.1%)	7 (1.2%)	27 (4.6%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$17,122			$77			$17,045	93.4	88.2	54	25
421839002766	30	Palmyra Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1125 Park Dr	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 838-1331	1,181	70	16.8	22.9%	980 (83.0%)	13 (1.1%)	78 (6.6%)	60 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.1%)	$13,007			$261			$12,746	93.2	88.9	48	18

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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