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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420615006236	491	Clearfield Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2831 Washington Ave	Clearfield	16830	Clearfield County	Clearfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 765-5511	1,017	84	12	88.1%	976 (96.0%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.1%)	$18,554	$1,326	$17,228	33.7	73.1	176	315
421899000765	492	Robeson High School for Human Services	Public, Magnet	9-12	4125 Ludlow St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7780	314	19	16.3	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	297 (94.6%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,725	$9,852	$7,873	33.6	24.2	538	46
421086000802	493	Governor Mifflin Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 S Waverly St	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 775-5089	1,480	87	17	44.1%	854 (57.7%)	76 (5.1%)	471 (31.8%)	17 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.1%)	$13,909	$517	$13,393	33.5	38.4	463	30
422388006216	494	Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	172 Turkeyfoot Rd	Confluence	15424	Somerset County	Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 395-3621	126	13	9.9	90.5%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,977	$1,289	$19,687	33.4			(n/a)
421770003875	495	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	33.3	30.9	505	10
420543005118	496	Waynesburg Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 852-1050	500	39	12.8	0.6%	483 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,249	$107	$20,142	33.1	42.4	445	51
422109006413	497	Scranton High School	Public	7-12	63 Munchak Way	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3481	1,710	91	18.8	92.6%	664 (38.8%)	258 (15.1%)	551 (32.2%)	104 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	117 (6.8%)	$13,374	$416	$12,957	33.1	26.4	526	29
420498002420	498	Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	101 Brooklyn Street	Carbondale	18407	Lackawanna County	Carbondale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 282-4500	778	63	12.3	46.4%	572 (73.5%)	40 (5.1%)	117 (15.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	$14,521	$06	$14,515	33	31.3	500	2
420492000988	499	Canton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	509 E Main St	Canton	17724	Bradford County	Canton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 673-5134	408	33	12.2	87.5%	386 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$18,045	$3,593	$14,452	32.6	45.9	415	84
421899003855	500	Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1601 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3200	3,352	183	18.2	100.0%	467 (13.9%)	863 (25.7%)	1,020 (30.4%)	808 (24.1%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	180 (5.4%)	$16,006	$8,328	$7,678	32.5	39.7	458	42

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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.
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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)
420615006236	491	Clearfield Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2831 Washington Ave	Clearfield	16830	Clearfield County	Clearfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 765-5511	1,017	84	12	88.1%	976 (96.0%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.1%)	$18,554			$1,326			$17,228	33.7	73.1	176	315
421899000765	492	Robeson High School for Human Services	Public, Magnet	9-12	4125 Ludlow St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7780	314	19	16.3	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	297 (94.6%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,725			$9,852			$7,873	33.6	24.2	538	46
421086000802	493	Governor Mifflin Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 S Waverly St	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 775-5089	1,480	87	17	44.1%	854 (57.7%)	76 (5.1%)	471 (31.8%)	17 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.1%)	$13,909			$517			$13,393	33.5	38.4	463	30
422388006216	494	Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	172 Turkeyfoot Rd	Confluence	15424	Somerset County	Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 395-3621	126	13	9.9	90.5%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,977			$1,289			$19,687	33.4			(n/a)
421770003875	495	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	33.3	30.9	505	10
420543005118	496	Waynesburg Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 852-1050	500	39	12.8	0.6%	483 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,249			$107			$20,142	33.1	42.4	445	51
422109006413	497	Scranton High School	Public	7-12	63 Munchak Way	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3481	1,710	91	18.8	92.6%	664 (38.8%)	258 (15.1%)	551 (32.2%)	104 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	117 (6.8%)	$13,374			$416			$12,957	33.1	26.4	526	29
420498002420	498	Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	101 Brooklyn Street	Carbondale	18407	Lackawanna County	Carbondale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 282-4500	778	63	12.3	46.4%	572 (73.5%)	40 (5.1%)	117 (15.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	$14,521			$06			$14,515	33	31.3	500	2
420492000988	499	Canton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	509 E Main St	Canton	17724	Bradford County	Canton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 673-5134	408	33	12.2	87.5%	386 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$18,045			$3,593			$14,452	32.6	45.9	415	84
421899003855	500	Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1601 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3200	3,352	183	18.2	100.0%	467 (13.9%)	863 (25.7%)	1,020 (30.4%)	808 (24.1%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	180 (5.4%)	$16,006			$8,328			$7,678	32.5	39.7	458	42