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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
401	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%)	$10,064	$408	$9,656	47.6	37.2	476	75	420960001154
402	Maplewood Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30383 Guys Mills Rd	Guys Mills	16327	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 337-1673	431	26	16.7	48.0%	410 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$23,729	$976	$22,753	47.5	48.3	398	4	421874006942
403	Cheltenham High School	Public	9-12	500 Rices Mill Rd	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 517-3700	1,450	107	13.6	47.2%	321 (22.1%)	819 (56.5%)	132 (9.1%)	70 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (7.2%)	$26,748	$980	$25,768	47.4	47.7	402	1	420576003260
404	Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School	Public	9-12	502 Philips St	Philipsburg	16866	Centre County	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 342-1521	525	41	12.9	44.8%	505 (96.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$18,928	$1,056	$17,871	47.4	53.8	358	46	421902001560
405	Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	526 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 744-2521	313	25	12.5	51.8%	294 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,566	$310	$21,255	47.3	73.3	172	233	421746000964
406	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	421	60	6.9	99.5%	379 (90.0%)	21 (5.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$25,655	$753	$24,903	47.2	60.7	285	121	420219000029
407	Highlands Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pacific Ave	Natrona Heights	15065	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 226-1000	665	46	14.4	106.9%	511 (76.8%)	60 (9.0%)	19 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.4%)	$20,896	$3,628	$17,268	47.1	44.3	436	29	421188005153
408	Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 853-4921	333	25	13.1	100.3%	316 (94.9%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,423	$812	$21,612	46.9	68	223	185	422298004054
409	Shanksville-Stonycreek High School	Public	9-12	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15560	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4649	90	8	10.7		85 (94.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$307	$05	$302	46.9	46.9	414	5	422127006800
410	Claysburg-Kimmel Senior High School	Public	9-12	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 239-5141	266	19	13.8	91.7%	254 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$22,583	$1,898	$20,685	46.9	58.4	314	96	420612000921

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.

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
401	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%)	$10,064			$408			$9,656	47.6	37.2	476	75		420960001154
402	Maplewood Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30383 Guys Mills Rd	Guys Mills	16327	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 337-1673	431	26	16.7	48.0%	410 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$23,729			$976			$22,753	47.5	48.3	398	4		421874006942
403	Cheltenham High School	Public	9-12	500 Rices Mill Rd	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 517-3700	1,450	107	13.6	47.2%	321 (22.1%)	819 (56.5%)	132 (9.1%)	70 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (7.2%)	$26,748			$980			$25,768	47.4	47.7	402	1		420576003260
404	Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School	Public	9-12	502 Philips St	Philipsburg	16866	Centre County	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 342-1521	525	41	12.9	44.8%	505 (96.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$18,928			$1,056			$17,871	47.4	53.8	358	46		421902001560
405	Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	526 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 744-2521	313	25	12.5	51.8%	294 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,566			$310			$21,255	47.3	73.3	172	233		421746000964
406	Springdale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Butler Rd	Springdale	15144	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 274-8100	421	60	6.9	99.5%	379 (90.0%)	21 (5.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$25,655			$753			$24,903	47.2	60.7	285	121		420219000029
407	Highlands Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pacific Ave	Natrona Heights	15065	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 226-1000	665	46	14.4	106.9%	511 (76.8%)	60 (9.0%)	19 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.4%)	$20,896			$3,628			$17,268	47.1	44.3	436	29		421188005153
408	Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3192 Turnpike St	Susquehanna	18847	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna Community School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 853-4921	333	25	13.1	100.3%	316 (94.9%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,423			$812			$21,612	46.9	68	223	185		422298004054
409	Shanksville-Stonycreek High School	Public	9-12	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15560	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4649	90	8	10.7		85 (94.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$307			$05			$302	46.9	46.9	414	5		422127006800
410	Claysburg-Kimmel Senior High School	Public	9-12	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 239-5141	266	19	13.8	91.7%	254 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$22,583			$1,898			$20,685	46.9	58.4	314	96		420612000921