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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)
422523001566	131	West Branch Area High School	Public	9-12	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	314	22	14.3	34.1%	299 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$27,593			$3,241			$24,352	77.8	47.1	408	277
421863002633	132	Penn Manor High School	Public	9-12	East Cottage Avenue	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9520	1,783	106	16.8	42.8%	1,254 (70.3%)	109 (6.1%)	304 (17.0%)	46 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (3.6%)	$14,974			$1,032			$13,942	77.7	62.8	265	133
420259007569	133	Armstrong Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Buffington Dr	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 548-7600	1,478	111	13.2	100.0%	1,421 (96.1%)	27 (1.8%)	22 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$22,358			$3,374			$18,984	77.3	76.1	154	21
421173005352	134	Saucon Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2100 Polk Valley Rd	Hellertown	18055	Northampton County	Saucon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 838-7001	648	47	13.7	19.6%	498 (76.9%)	10 (1.5%)	82 (12.7%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$24,845			$1,214			$23,631	77.3	79.1	116	18
420300003434	135	Bangor Area High School	Public	9-12	187 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 599-7011	887	61	14.6	34.7%	753 (84.9%)	16 (1.8%)	65 (7.3%)	9 (1.0%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.8%)	$5,961			$725			$5,236	77.3	47.2	407	272
421533007320	136	McDowell High School	Public	9-12	3580 West 38th St	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5403	2,205	134	16.4	40.4%	1,801 (81.7%)	77 (3.5%)	99 (4.5%)	90 (4.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	132 (6.0%)	$14,805			$1,008			$13,797	77.1	77.6	137	1
421221004817	137	Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	539	42	12.7	85.3%	466 (86.5%)	14 (2.6%)	19 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$20,152			$1,228			$18,924	77	65	246	109
420330000917	138	Bellwood-Antis High School	Public	9-12	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2274	392	29	13.4	31.6%	374 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$17,137			$679			$16,459	77	72.9	191	53
422496002663	139	Warwick Senior High School	Public	9-12	301 W Orange St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3706	1,230	104	11.8	28.4%	1,020 (82.9%)	33 (2.7%)	108 (8.8%)	33 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (2.7%)	$16,634			$546			$16,087	76.6	62.4	269	130
422376006012	140	Trinity Senior High School	Public	9-12	231 Park Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 225-5380	1,093	74	14.7	37.8%	978 (89.5%)	18 (1.6%)	22 (2.0%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.6%)	$16,644			$677			$15,967	76.5	68.2	217	77

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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.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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