Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
422630007700	541	Wilkes-Barre Area High School	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	2,470	115	21.5	100.0%	716 (29.0%)	364 (14.7%)	1,196 (48.4%)	27 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	163 (6.6%)	$12,651	$468	$12,184	24.2	29.4	511	30
420003600391	542	Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics Science Technical and Careers	Public, Charter	9-12	1928 Point Breeze Avenue	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics Science Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 334-6144	559	40	13.8		41 (7.3%)	390 (69.8%)	61 (10.9%)	39 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$2,673	$2,673	$00	24	26.7	524	18
421035002126	543	Frazier High School	Public	9-12	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	316	23	13.5	48.4%	299 (94.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$18,100	$856	$17,244	24	8.6	610	67
422232002313	544	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	617	83	7.4	51.4%	591 (95.8%)	8 (1.3%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855	$572	$13,283	23.6	27.5	517	27
420009400663	545	City Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Stanwix Street	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	City Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 690-2489	564	49	11.5	93.3%	147 (26.1%)	326 (57.8%)	10 (1.8%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	$20,712	$1,214	$19,498	23.4	24.5	537	8
422432001972	546	Upper Darby Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 North Lansdowne Avenue	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 622-7000	4,231	236	17.9	100.0%	681 (16.1%)	2,220 (52.5%)	616 (14.6%)	574 (13.6%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (3.1%)	$13,470	$1,077	$12,393	22.9	23.5	541	5
420471004203	547	California Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	292	19	15.5	99.0%	248 (84.9%)	17 (5.8%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$19,341	$1,924	$17,418	22.2	26.9	520	27
420540001746	548	Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,596	107	14.8	100.1%	332 (20.8%)	497 (31.1%)	331 (20.7%)	243 (15.2%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	182 (11.4%)	$14,002	$840	$13,162	22.2	25.5	529	19
421602006104	549	Mount Union Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-2518	320	29	10.8	99.7%	278 (86.9%)	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$16,104	$483	$15,621	21.9	20.5	552	3
421968003348	550	Pottstown High School	Public	9-12	750 N Washington St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 970-6700	921	65	14.1	100.0%	280 (30.4%)	319 (34.6%)	195 (21.2%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (12.2%)	$18,728	$1,581	$17,147	21.9	15.9	572	22

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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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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)
422630007700	541	Wilkes-Barre Area High School	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	2,470	115	21.5	100.0%	716 (29.0%)	364 (14.7%)	1,196 (48.4%)	27 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	163 (6.6%)	$12,651			$468			$12,184	24.2	29.4	511	30
420003600391	542	Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics Science Technical and Careers	Public, Charter	9-12	1928 Point Breeze Avenue	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics Science Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 334-6144	559	40	13.8		41 (7.3%)	390 (69.8%)	61 (10.9%)	39 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$2,673			$2,673			$00	24	26.7	524	18
421035002126	543	Frazier High School	Public	9-12	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	316	23	13.5	48.4%	299 (94.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$18,100			$856			$17,244	24	8.6	610	67
422232002313	544	Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	617	83	7.4	51.4%	591 (95.8%)	8 (1.3%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,855			$572			$13,283	23.6	27.5	517	27
420009400663	545	City Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Stanwix Street	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	City Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 690-2489	564	49	11.5	93.3%	147 (26.1%)	326 (57.8%)	10 (1.8%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	$20,712			$1,214			$19,498	23.4	24.5	537	8
422432001972	546	Upper Darby Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 North Lansdowne Avenue	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 622-7000	4,231	236	17.9	100.0%	681 (16.1%)	2,220 (52.5%)	616 (14.6%)	574 (13.6%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (3.1%)	$13,470			$1,077			$12,393	22.9	23.5	541	5
420471004203	547	California Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	292	19	15.5	99.0%	248 (84.9%)	17 (5.8%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$19,341			$1,924			$17,418	22.2	26.9	520	27
420540001746	548	Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,596	107	14.8	100.1%	332 (20.8%)	497 (31.1%)	331 (20.7%)	243 (15.2%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	182 (11.4%)	$14,002			$840			$13,162	22.2	25.5	529	19
421602006104	549	Mount Union Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-2518	320	29	10.8	99.7%	278 (86.9%)	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$16,104			$483			$15,621	21.9	20.5	552	3
421968003348	550	Pottstown High School	Public	9-12	750 N Washington St	Pottstown	19464	Montgomery County	Pottstown School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 970-6700	921	65	14.1	100.0%	280 (30.4%)	319 (34.6%)	195 (21.2%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (12.2%)	$18,728			$1,581			$17,147	21.9	15.9	572	22