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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)
422120000460	181	Shaler Area High School	Public	9-12	381 Wible Run Rd	Pittsburgh	15209	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	1,225	103	11.8	35.5%	1,099 (89.7%)	19 (1.6%)	36 (2.9%)	17 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.3%)	$20,385			$683			$19,702	72.5	74.9	152	29
420855002809	182	Emmaus High School	Public	9-12	500 Macungie Ave	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1651	2,846	165	17.2	24.2%	1,972 (69.3%)	165 (5.8%)	417 (14.7%)	139 (4.9%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	143 (5.0%)	$16,999			$3,196			$13,803	72.5	65.7	250	68
420387003891	183	Blue Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1076 W Market St	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0511	803	73	11	29.1%	742 (92.4%)	5 (0.6%)	31 (3.9%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$15,414			$295			$15,119	72.3	73.9	162	21
420402004691	184	Bradford Area High School	Public	9-12	81 Interstate Pkwy	Bradford	16701	McKean County	Bradford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 362-3845	751	49	15.4	100.0%	691 (92.0%)	5 (0.7%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	$16,690			$829			$15,861	72.2	74.4	157	27
420648002532	185	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	72.2	69.3	212	27
421098004845	186	Greater Latrobe Senior High School	Public	9-12	131 High School Rd	Latrobe	15650	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 539-4225	1,157	67	17.3	25.9%	1,078 (93.2%)	8 (0.7%)	22 (1.9%)	13 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.0%)	$19,716			$1,096			$18,620	72	66.6	243	57
421980006165	187	Punxsutawney Area High School	Public	7-12	500 N Findley Street	Punxsutawney	15767	Jefferson County	Punxsutawney Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 938-5151	826	82	10	55.2%	781 (94.6%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.4%)	$18,129			$1,038			$17,090	71.9	64	262	75
421983002350	188	Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	16559 Route 286 Hwy E	Commodore	15729	Indiana County	Purchase Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 254-4312	395	31	12.6	90.9%	383 (97.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$56			$06			$50	71.9	50	382	194
420858001707	189	East Pennsboro Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	425 W Shady Ln	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 732-0723	761	56	13.5	36.0%	518 (68.1%)	58 (7.6%)	76 (10.0%)	55 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.7%)	$14,000			$718			$13,281	71.9	76	143	46
420948000788	190	Exeter Township Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 E 37th St	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3060	1,286	83	15.4	30.2%	876 (68.1%)	73 (5.7%)	262 (20.4%)	20 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.2%)	$17,251			$519			$16,731	71.9	61.4	281	91

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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.
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