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)
420249002725	211	Annville-Cleona High School	Public	9-12	500 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 867-7700	489	37	13.3	27.2%	414 (84.7%)	9 (1.8%)	47 (9.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	$21,259			$886			$20,373	69.5	52.7	371	160
420648002532	212	Conestoga Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2110 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-5231	1,282	84	15.3	41.0%	737 (57.5%)	99 (7.7%)	302 (23.6%)	56 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (6.8%)	$16,039			$442			$15,597	69.3	82	91	121
421329002331	213	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	383	28	13.6	29.0%	365 (95.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$19,376			$384			$18,992	69.3	51	384	171
420588000732	214	Chestnut Ridge Senior High School	Public	8-12	2588 Quaker Valley Road	New Paris	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	490	37	13.1	44.5%	462 (94.3%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$15,754			$805			$14,949	69.2	67.4	226	12
421758007643	215	Northern Bedford County High School	Public	9-12	152 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 766-2221	249	27	9	41.4%	241 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,511			$321			$18,190	69	75.7	160	55
422298004054	216	Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 853-4921	323	25	12.9	97.2%	308 (95.4%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,450			$848			$22,601	68.9	66.2	236	20
421905001426	217	Phoenixville Area High School	Public	9-12	1200 Gay St	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5100	1,272	85	14.8	27.2%	833 (65.5%)	78 (6.1%)	269 (21.1%)	42 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.9%)	$19,692			$174			$19,518	68.9	76.8	146	71
421875001100	218	Pennridge High School	Public	9-12	1228 North Fifth Street	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 453-6944	2,285	138	16.5	21.1%	1,928 (84.4%)	61 (2.7%)	156 (6.8%)	70 (3.1%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (2.8%)	$18,198			$201			$17,998	68.9	63.3	261	43
421572005017	219	Montour High School	Public	9-12	223 Clever Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 490-6500	936	60	15.5	20.1%	808 (86.3%)	48 (5.1%)	28 (3.0%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	$22,696			$764			$21,932	68.7	74.1	175	44
421517007518	220	Mid Valley Secondary Center	Public	7-12	52 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 307-2123	811	56	14.4	89.0%	622 (76.7%)	20 (2.5%)	78 (9.6%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.1%)	$15,017			$958			$14,059	68.6	55.3	345	125

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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.