Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
420639006122	101	Commodore Perry Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3002 Perry Hwy	Hadley	16130	Mercer County	Commodore Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 253-2232	202	18	11	93.6%	191 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$28,070	$9,664	$18,406	81.9	58.7	309	208
421152007545	102	Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5239 Ridge Rd	Westover	16692	Clearfield County	Harmony Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 845-7655	83	18	4.6	100.0%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$20,982	$1,707	$19,275	81.6	52.5	358	256
421419004960	103	Lower Moreland High School	Public	9-12	545 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0220	848	66	12.8	21.5%	591 (69.7%)	14 (1.7%)	30 (3.5%)	194 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (1.9%)	$20,996	$210	$20,786	81.3	89	47	56
422520000509	104	West Allegheny Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 W Allegheny Rd	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 695-5245	1,021	57	18	31.9%	884 (86.6%)	38 (3.7%)	34 (3.3%)	27 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.6%)	$17,301	$929	$16,372	81.3	87.3	60	44
421176004404	105	Hempfield Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	4345 State Route 136	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 834-9000	1,226	68	17.9	35.5%	1,136 (92.7%)	8 (0.7%)	26 (2.1%)	17 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.9%)	$15,932	$585	$15,347	81.2	67.5	234	129
420005100488	106	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 E Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1100	1,486	106	14	57.2%	827 (55.7%)	193 (13.0%)	216 (14.5%)	187 (12.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,987	$3,054	$13,932	81.1	80	111	5
422439005078	107	Upper Dublin High School	Public	9-12	800 Loch Alsh Ave	Fort Washington	19034	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 643-8900	1,280	92	13.8	20.2%	939 (73.4%)	107 (8.4%)	56 (4.4%)	115 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (4.8%)	$22,766	$368	$22,399	81.1	85.8	73	34
422529006734	108	West Chester East High School	Public	9-12	450 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-3800	1,246	95	13.1	23.5%	878 (70.5%)	74 (5.9%)	133 (10.7%)	103 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	$17,877	$272	$17,605	81	82.1	97	11
420489004217	109	Canon-McMillan Senior High School	Public	9-12	314 Elm St Extension	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-1400	1,683	97	17.3	29.9%	1,430 (85.0%)	71 (4.2%)	57 (3.4%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.2%)	$13,023	$266	$12,756	80.9	88.3	52	57
421149006096	110	Harbor Creek Senior High School	Public	9-12	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	682	44	15.5	43.4%	617 (90.5%)	14 (2.1%)	25 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$16,961	$440	$16,520	80.4	72.8	182	72

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

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)
420639006122	101	Commodore Perry Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3002 Perry Hwy	Hadley	16130	Mercer County	Commodore Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 253-2232	202	18	11	93.6%	191 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$28,070			$9,664			$18,406	81.9	58.7	309	208
421152007545	102	Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5239 Ridge Rd	Westover	16692	Clearfield County	Harmony Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 845-7655	83	18	4.6	100.0%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$20,982			$1,707			$19,275	81.6	52.5	358	256
421419004960	103	Lower Moreland High School	Public	9-12	545 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0220	848	66	12.8	21.5%	591 (69.7%)	14 (1.7%)	30 (3.5%)	194 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (1.9%)	$20,996			$210			$20,786	81.3	89	47	56
422520000509	104	West Allegheny Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 W Allegheny Rd	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 695-5245	1,021	57	18	31.9%	884 (86.6%)	38 (3.7%)	34 (3.3%)	27 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.6%)	$17,301			$929			$16,372	81.3	87.3	60	44
421176004404	105	Hempfield Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	4345 State Route 136	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 834-9000	1,226	68	17.9	35.5%	1,136 (92.7%)	8 (0.7%)	26 (2.1%)	17 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.9%)	$15,932			$585			$15,347	81.2	67.5	234	129
420005100488	106	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 E Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Mathematics Science & Technology Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1100	1,486	106	14	57.2%	827 (55.7%)	193 (13.0%)	216 (14.5%)	187 (12.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,987			$3,054			$13,932	81.1	80	111	5
422439005078	107	Upper Dublin High School	Public	9-12	800 Loch Alsh Ave	Fort Washington	19034	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 643-8900	1,280	92	13.8	20.2%	939 (73.4%)	107 (8.4%)	56 (4.4%)	115 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (4.8%)	$22,766			$368			$22,399	81.1	85.8	73	34
422529006734	108	West Chester East High School	Public	9-12	450 Ellis Ln	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-3800	1,246	95	13.1	23.5%	878 (70.5%)	74 (5.9%)	133 (10.7%)	103 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	$17,877			$272			$17,605	81	82.1	97	11
420489004217	109	Canon-McMillan Senior High School	Public	9-12	314 Elm St Extension	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-1400	1,683	97	17.3	29.9%	1,430 (85.0%)	71 (4.2%)	57 (3.4%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.2%)	$13,023			$266			$12,756	80.9	88.3	52	57
421149006096	110	Harbor Creek Senior High School	Public	9-12	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	682	44	15.5	43.4%	617 (90.5%)	14 (2.1%)	25 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$16,961			$440			$16,520	80.4	72.8	182	72