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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)
422415002184	371	Uniontown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	146 E Fayette St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 439-5000	668	49	13.6	74.0%	512 (76.6%)	86 (12.9%)	15 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (6.0%)	$21,420			$2,402			$19,017	51.2	57.9	317	54
422097000864	372	Schuylkill Valley High School	Public	9-12	929 Lakeshore Dr	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 926-1706	666	47	14.2	26.1%	545 (81.8%)	16 (2.4%)	86 (12.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$14,256			$00			$14,256	51.1	74.1	174	198
421935000435	373	Plum Senior High School	Public	9-12	900 Elicker Rd	Plum	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 795-4880	1,226	70	17.4	20.8%	1,066 (86.9%)	91 (7.4%)	18 (1.5%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.3%)	$18,347			$472			$17,875	50.9	60.5	287	86
420013600874	374	Tidioute Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	241 Main St	Tidioute	16351	Warren County	Tidioute Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 484-3550	292	31	9.3	97.3%	278 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$18,817			$2,227			$16,590	50.9			(n/a)
422355005208	375	Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 High School Drive	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 265-2101	720	42	17.2	89.9%	689 (95.7%)	11 (1.5%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$20,993			$1,844			$19,148	50.9	39.2	457	82
422604000719	376	Western Beaver County Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	216 Engle Rd	Industry	15052	Beaver County	Western Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 643-8500	339	32	10.5	44.0%	312 (92.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$18,334			$389			$17,945	50.9	54.6	351	25
422157005221	377	Shippensburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 Eberly Drive	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 530-2730	1,138	68	16.8	46.3%	895 (78.6%)	59 (5.2%)	88 (7.7%)	47 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	39 (3.4%)	$11			$00			$11	50.6	55.8	338	39
422601004091	378	Mifflinburg Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Market St	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 966-8230	493	41	11.8	46.5%	456 (92.5%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$11,790			$1,263			$10,527	50.5	62.1	274	104
422625002848	379	Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	3800 Mechanicsville Rd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 437-5081	1,459	91	15.9	84.6%	698 (47.8%)	130 (8.9%)	496 (34.0%)	71 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.3%)	$17,343			$1,000			$16,343	50.3	67.1	231	148
422430000021	380	Biglerville High School	Public	9-12	135 North Main Street	Biglerville	17307	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-7191	529	43	12.3	39.3%	350 (66.2%)	10 (1.9%)	157 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	$15,400			$00			$15,400	50.2	71.7	198	182

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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