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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
491	Ligonier Valley High School	Public	9-12	40 Springer Rd	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-9531	434	36	12.1	47.0%	410 (94.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$24,428	$950	$23,478	31.9	65.9	240	251	421371004442
492	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Marguerite Avenue	Wilmerding	15148	Allegheny County	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 646-1718	282	22	12.8	122.0%	147 (52.1%)	93 (33.0%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	$15,231	$1,485	$13,746	31.7	45	428	64	420089607608
493	York County School of Technology	Public	9-12	2179 South Queen Street	York	17402	York County	York County School of Technology	No	No	No	No	(717) 741-0820	1,615	113	14.2	52.1%	1,067 (66.1%)	136 (8.4%)	311 (19.3%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.9%)				31.4	18.2	564	71	422681005168
494	North Penn-Mansfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 W Wellsboro St	Mansfield	16933	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 662-2674	544	42	12.9	52.4%	511 (93.9%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,223	$1,093	$16,130	31.2	29.2	510	16	422237004068
495	Susquenita High School	Public	9-12	Susquenita High School	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 957-6000	490	43	11.3	40.8%	426 (86.9%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$20,468	$249	$20,219	31.2	38.5	471	24	422304003589
496	Mount Carmel Area High School	Public	9-12	600 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 339-1500	503	29	17.2	98.6%	398 (79.1%)	20 (4.0%)	66 (13.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$15,399	$654	$14,745	30.8	30.3	509	13	421599006936
497	West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	98	18	5.6	120.4%	97 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,845	$2,160	$36,685	30.5	14.9	578	81	420828006161
498	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	486	32	15.2	98.8%	252 (51.9%)	129 (26.5%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (17.5%)	$17,272	$2,799	$14,472	30.4	28	515	17	420363000649
499	Laurel Highlands Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 Bailey Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-4741	753	57	13.2	47.1%	644 (85.5%)	39 (5.2%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	51 (6.8%)	$21,261	$854	$20,407	29.9	43.5	442	57	421332006600
500	East Stroudsburg Senior High School South	Public	9-12	279 N Courtland St	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8471	1,359	93	14.6	50.5%	550 (40.5%)	316 (23.3%)	256 (18.8%)	22 (1.6%)	72 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	141 (10.4%)	$18,840	$628	$18,212	29.9	48.1	399	101	420867006935

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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, 2025, 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 (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 681)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
491	Ligonier Valley High School	Public	9-12	40 Springer Rd	Ligonier	15658	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 238-9531	434	36	12.1	47.0%	410 (94.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$24,428			$950			$23,478	31.9	65.9	240	251		421371004442
492	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Marguerite Avenue	Wilmerding	15148	Allegheny County	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 646-1718	282	22	12.8	122.0%	147 (52.1%)	93 (33.0%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	$15,231			$1,485			$13,746	31.7	45	428	64		420089607608
493	York County School of Technology	Public	9-12	2179 South Queen Street	York	17402	York County	York County School of Technology	No	No	No	No	(717) 741-0820	1,615	113	14.2	52.1%	1,067 (66.1%)	136 (8.4%)	311 (19.3%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.9%)								31.4	18.2	564	71		422681005168
494	North Penn-Mansfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 W Wellsboro St	Mansfield	16933	Tioga County	Southern Tioga School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 662-2674	544	42	12.9	52.4%	511 (93.9%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,223			$1,093			$16,130	31.2	29.2	510	16		422237004068
495	Susquenita High School	Public	9-12	Susquenita High School	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 957-6000	490	43	11.3	40.8%	426 (86.9%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$20,468			$249			$20,219	31.2	38.5	471	24		422304003589
496	Mount Carmel Area High School	Public	9-12	600 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 339-1500	503	29	17.2	98.6%	398 (79.1%)	20 (4.0%)	66 (13.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$15,399			$654			$14,745	30.8	30.3	509	13		421599006936
497	West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	98	18	5.6	120.4%	97 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,845			$2,160			$36,685	30.5	14.9	578	81		420828006161
498	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	486	32	15.2	98.8%	252 (51.9%)	129 (26.5%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (17.5%)	$17,272			$2,799			$14,472	30.4	28	515	17		420363000649
499	Laurel Highlands Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 Bailey Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-4741	753	57	13.2	47.1%	644 (85.5%)	39 (5.2%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	51 (6.8%)	$21,261			$854			$20,407	29.9	43.5	442	57		421332006600
500	East Stroudsburg Senior High School South	Public	9-12	279 N Courtland St	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8471	1,359	93	14.6	50.5%	550 (40.5%)	316 (23.3%)	256 (18.8%)	22 (1.6%)	72 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	141 (10.4%)	$18,840			$628			$18,212	29.9	48.1	399	101		420867006935