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Best Public Schools in Karns City, PA

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642

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Top rankedKarns City Junior/Senior High School401^st of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Karns City Junior/Senior High School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Karns City, Pennsylvania is home to a single public high school, Karns City High School, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 650 students. The school is part of the Karns City Area School District.

Karns City High School has a statewide school rank that has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 338 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 476 out of 686 in 2023-2024. The school is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. While the school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% for 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low.

Academically, Karns City High School struggles more with Math proficiency compared to English Language Arts and Science. The school's PSSA Math proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 10.4% to 22.5% for different grade levels in 2024-2025. However, the school's PSSA English Language Arts proficiency rates are closer to the district and state averages, ranging from 41.9% to 56.6% for different grade levels in 2024-2025. The school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature are mixed, with some above and some below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves a higher proportion of students from low-income families, with 45.54% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Karns City Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1446 Kittanning Pike	Karns City	16041	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 756-2030	642	45	14.2	46.1%	624 (97.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	47.6	401^st of 681 public high schools	41.1%		37.2	476^th of 686 public high schools	30.6%	75	45.6	41.8	56.6	22.5	10.4	16.5	41.9	45.8	43.8	$10,064	$408	$9,656

Cities Near Karns City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicora	4.48 mi	1	458^th
West Sunbury	9.18 mi	2	229^th
Foxburg	9.43 mi	2	285^th
Butler	9.52 mi	14	366^th
Rimersburg	10.78 mi	1	509^th

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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.

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