Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
421917006915	601	Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	590 Crane Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7300	922	86	10.7	100.0%	240 (26.0%)	412 (44.7%)	121 (13.1%)	70 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.6%)	$25,823	$3,322	$22,501	10.1	5.9	631	30
420081206819	602	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	829 Milton Street	Pittsburgh	15218	Allegheny County	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 247-7970	1,029	101	10.1	36.6%	568 (55.2%)	280 (27.2%)	71 (6.9%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	$22,007	$2,499	$19,508	10			(n/a)
420076006107	603	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	773	48	15.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	719 (93.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$19,187	$5,757	$13,430	9.9	12.2	586	17
420088607568	604	KIPP DuBois Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP DuBois Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 307-3465	523	36	14.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	504 (96.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$19,753	$2,325	$17,428	9.8	10.9	599	5
422682004647	605	William Penn Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 W College Ave	York	17401	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1218	1,611	99	16.2	99.9%	111 (6.9%)	603 (37.4%)	785 (48.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (6.5%)	$16,614	$1,929	$14,686	9.6	5.2	639	34
421899000830	606	Motivation High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5900 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7930	237	20	12	98.7%	2 (0.8%)	219 (92.4%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$17,702	$8,872	$8,830	9.4	6.2	626	20
420005600496	607	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	447 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 923-4880	896	55	16.2	91.2%	1 (0.1%)	862 (96.2%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$00	$00	$00	9.2	13.3	581	26
421899007547	608	The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	203	18	11.2	100.0%	4 (2.0%)	154 (75.9%)	36 (17.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$21,952	$11,334	$10,618	9	7.2	618	10
428052007097	609	Butler County Area Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	210 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 282-0735	17	21	0.8	82.4%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				9			(n/a)
428022007066	610	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	720 Locust Street	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 626-0236	585	22	27.2	100.0%	549 (93.8%)	15 (2.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)				8.6	6.4	620	10

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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)
421917006915	601	Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	590 Crane Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7300	922	86	10.7	100.0%	240 (26.0%)	412 (44.7%)	121 (13.1%)	70 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.6%)	$25,823			$3,322			$22,501	10.1	5.9	631	30
420081206819	602	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	829 Milton Street	Pittsburgh	15218	Allegheny County	Environmental Charter School at Frick Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 247-7970	1,029	101	10.1	36.6%	568 (55.2%)	280 (27.2%)	71 (6.9%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	$22,007			$2,499			$19,508	10			(n/a)
420076006107	603	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	773	48	15.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	719 (93.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$19,187			$5,757			$13,430	9.9	12.2	586	17
420088607568	604	KIPP DuBois Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP DuBois Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 307-3465	523	36	14.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	504 (96.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$19,753			$2,325			$17,428	9.8	10.9	599	5
422682004647	605	William Penn Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 W College Ave	York	17401	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1218	1,611	99	16.2	99.9%	111 (6.9%)	603 (37.4%)	785 (48.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (6.5%)	$16,614			$1,929			$14,686	9.6	5.2	639	34
421899000830	606	Motivation High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5900 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7930	237	20	12	98.7%	2 (0.8%)	219 (92.4%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$17,702			$8,872			$8,830	9.4	6.2	626	20
420005600496	607	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	447 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Math Civics and Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 923-4880	896	55	16.2	91.2%	1 (0.1%)	862 (96.2%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$00			$00			$00	9.2	13.3	581	26
421899007547	608	The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	203	18	11.2	100.0%	4 (2.0%)	154 (75.9%)	36 (17.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$21,952			$11,334			$10,618	9	7.2	618	10
428052007097	609	Butler County Area Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	210 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 282-0735	17	21	0.8	82.4%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9			(n/a)
428022007066	610	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	720 Locust Street	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 626-0236	585	22	27.2	100.0%	549 (93.8%)	15 (2.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)								8.6	6.4	620	10