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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)
420771007401	1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	924	66	13.9	5.8%	462 (50.0%)	18 (1.9%)	21 (2.3%)	385 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	$17,679			$214			$17,465	98.8	96.4	2	1
421899003808	2	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,186	54	22	100.0%	485 (40.9%)	213 (18.0%)	91 (7.7%)	293 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (8.6%)	$15,137			$7,658			$7,480	98.7	95.2	3	1
422630007650	3	Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	80	3	27.7	100.0%	59 (73.8%)	1 (1.3%)	12 (15.0%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$1,355			$00			$1,355	98.1	92.9	7	4
421686001084	4	New Hope-Solebury High School	Public	9-12	182 W Bridge St	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-2028	445	41	10.8	9.7%	347 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	$20,328			$203			$20,125	97.5	92.9	8	4
421899003848	5	Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3590	2,364	116	20.3	100.0%	662 (28.0%)	517 (21.9%)	240 (10.2%)	836 (35.4%)	8 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (4.2%)	$14,222			$7,333			$6,889	97.1	94.5	4	1
421416003295	6	Lower Merion High School	Public	9-12	315 E Montgomery Ave	Ardmore	19003	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1810	1,712	141	12.1	17.4%	1,092 (63.8%)	205 (12.0%)	121 (7.1%)	178 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	112 (6.5%)	$29,676			$285			$29,391	96.7	86.7	50	44
421398000014	7	Littlestown Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 E Myrtle St	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 359-4146	551	46	11.9	32.1%	499 (90.6%)	6 (1.1%)	23 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$10,636			$54			$10,583	96.5	74.6	170	163
420732003425	8	Danville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	733 Ironmen Lane	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	638	46	13.9	30.9%	541 (84.8%)	24 (3.8%)	26 (4.1%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$12,604			$559			$12,045	96.5	88.5	35	27
420285000315	9	Pine-Richland High School	Public	9-12	700 Warrendale Rd	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Pine-Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-4444	1,413	105	13.4	6.9%	1,237 (87.5%)	20 (1.4%)	40 (2.8%)	75 (5.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$18,809			$560			$18,250	96	86.2	54	45
421611000254	10	Mt Lebanon Senior High School	Public	9-12	155 Cochran Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2003	1,840	126	14.5	15.1%	1,543 (83.9%)	34 (1.8%)	69 (3.8%)	112 (6.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.1%)	$18,502			$363			$18,139	96	94.1	6	4

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.