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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
421662002704	501	New Castle Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 E Lincoln Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4700	771	49	15.6	100.0%	450 (58.4%)	201 (26.1%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (11.3%)	$17,662	$2,771	$14,891	31.1	33.7	483	18
422673006390	502	Wyoming Area Sec Center	Public	7-12	252 Memorial St	Exeter	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 655-2836	953	64	14.8	99.4%	790 (82.9%)	41 (4.3%)	90 (9.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$17,190	$862	$16,328	31	55.4	343	159
420714001529	503	Curwensville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	650 Beech St	Curwensville	16833	Clearfield County	Curwensville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 236-1100	453	38	12	48.1%	443 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,866	$915	$20,952	30.9			(n/a)
421011503988	504	North Star High School	Public	9-12	400 Ohio St	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 629-6651	340	26	13	69.7%	328 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,105	$2,447	$16,658	30.9	73.4	186	318
421770003875	505	Northern Potter Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	763 Northern Potter Road	Ulysses	16948	Potter County	Northern Potter School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 848-7534	214	20	10.6	52.3%	209 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$24,991	$2,181	$22,811	30.9	22.8	516	11
421917000412	506	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Public	9-12	125 Parkfield St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7700	594	61	9.6	100.0%	238 (40.1%)	261 (43.9%)	15 (2.5%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.6%)	$24,633	$3,169	$21,464	30.7	25.8	509	3
422613007578	507	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	30.3	42.2	441	66
421899001010	508	National Constitution Center High School	Public	9-12	18 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7850	383	21	18.2	100.0%	19 (5.0%)	244 (63.7%)	68 (17.8%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$15,899	$8,791	$7,108	30.2	13.4	553	45
422169003117	509	Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	412 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 887-5545	362	36	10.1	34.8%	359 (99.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,550	$3,424	$19,127	29.6	25.8	508	1
421899003861	510	Saul W B Agricultural School	Public	9-12	7100 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3450	501	32	15.5	100.0%	90 (18.0%)	323 (64.5%)	60 (12.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$8,186	$4,124	$4,061	29.6	8.8	575	65

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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.
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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)
421662002704	501	New Castle Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 E Lincoln Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4700	771	49	15.6	100.0%	450 (58.4%)	201 (26.1%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (11.3%)	$17,662			$2,771			$14,891	31.1	33.7	483	18
422673006390	502	Wyoming Area Sec Center	Public	7-12	252 Memorial St	Exeter	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 655-2836	953	64	14.8	99.4%	790 (82.9%)	41 (4.3%)	90 (9.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$17,190			$862			$16,328	31	55.4	343	159
420714001529	503	Curwensville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	650 Beech St	Curwensville	16833	Clearfield County	Curwensville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 236-1100	453	38	12	48.1%	443 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,866			$915			$20,952	30.9			(n/a)
421011503988	504	North Star High School	Public	9-12	400 Ohio St	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 629-6651	340	26	13	69.7%	328 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,105			$2,447			$16,658	30.9	73.4	186	318
421770003875	505	Northern Potter Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	763 Northern Potter Road	Ulysses	16948	Potter County	Northern Potter School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 848-7534	214	20	10.6	52.3%	209 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$24,991			$2,181			$22,811	30.9	22.8	516	11
421917000412	506	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Public	9-12	125 Parkfield St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7700	594	61	9.6	100.0%	238 (40.1%)	261 (43.9%)	15 (2.5%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.6%)	$24,633			$3,169			$21,464	30.7	25.8	509	3
422613007578	507	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	30.3	42.2	441	66
421899001010	508	National Constitution Center High School	Public	9-12	18 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7850	383	21	18.2	100.0%	19 (5.0%)	244 (63.7%)	68 (17.8%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$15,899			$8,791			$7,108	30.2	13.4	553	45
422169003117	509	Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	412 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 887-5545	362	36	10.1	34.8%	359 (99.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,550			$3,424			$19,127	29.6	25.8	508	1
421899003861	510	Saul W B Agricultural School	Public	9-12	7100 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3450	501	32	15.5	100.0%	90 (18.0%)	323 (64.5%)	60 (12.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$8,186			$4,124			$4,061	29.6	8.8	575	65