Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
420001800337	591	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	914 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 392-4601	293	42	6.9	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (95.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$22,817	$1,405	$21,413	5.5			(n/a)
420001100272	592	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	425 South Good Hope Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2511	203	13	15.8	95.1%	148 (72.9%)	33 (16.3%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$22,287	$3,396	$18,891	5.4	6.1	509	83
420010700678	593	Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1420-22 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19102	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 514-1824	623	36	17.5	99.5%	32 (5.1%)	526 (84.4%)	44 (7.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$353	$213	$140	5.1			(n/a)
421899003859	594	South Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	2101 S Broad St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	643	48	13.4	99.5%	46 (7.2%)	291 (45.3%)	191 (29.7%)	84 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	$16,331	$4,327	$12,004	5			(n/a)
422280001801	595	Steelton-Highspire High School	Public	7-12	250 Reynders Ave.	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3809	592	47	12.5	99.5%	83 (14.0%)	325 (54.9%)	151 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$8,745	$2,284	$6,461	5			(n/a)
420008400578	596	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	577	39	14.8	98.1%	12 (2.1%)	432 (74.9%)	108 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$15,946	$1,827	$14,120	4.9			(n/a)
420014500944	597	Mastery Charter School -Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	753	50	15.1	99.1%	1 (0.1%)	717 (95.2%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	$15,818	$1,776	$14,042	4.8	49.4	346	251
421899003841	598	Dobbins AVT High School	Public	9-12	2150 West Lehigh Avenue	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7050	1,049	66	15.9	99.7%	9 (0.9%)	913 (87.0%)	92 (8.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.9%)	$8,249	$3,475	$4,774	4.8			(n/a)
420089407594	599	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	330 Howertown Road	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 350-2338	521	37	14	99.4%	46 (8.8%)	92 (17.7%)	367 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$768	$598	$170	4.7			(n/a)
421899007534	600	Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	399	19	21	99.2%	3 (0.8%)	357 (89.5%)	26 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$15,146	$3,596	$11,549	4.6			(n/a)

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 634)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
420001800337	591	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	914 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 392-4601	293	42	6.9	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (95.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$22,817			$1,405			$21,413	5.5			(n/a)
420001100272	592	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	425 South Good Hope Road	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Keystone Education Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 588-2511	203	13	15.8	95.1%	148 (72.9%)	33 (16.3%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$22,287			$3,396			$18,891	5.4	6.1	509	83
420010700678	593	Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1420-22 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19102	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 514-1824	623	36	17.5	99.5%	32 (5.1%)	526 (84.4%)	44 (7.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$353			$213			$140	5.1			(n/a)
421899003859	594	South Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	2101 S Broad St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	643	48	13.4	99.5%	46 (7.2%)	291 (45.3%)	191 (29.7%)	84 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	$16,331			$4,327			$12,004	5			(n/a)
422280001801	595	Steelton-Highspire High School	Public	7-12	250 Reynders Ave.	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3809	592	47	12.5	99.5%	83 (14.0%)	325 (54.9%)	151 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$8,745			$2,284			$6,461	5			(n/a)
420008400578	596	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	35 S. 4th Street	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter High School-Lenfest Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 922-1902	577	39	14.8	98.1%	12 (2.1%)	432 (74.9%)	108 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$15,946			$1,827			$14,120	4.9			(n/a)
420014500944	597	Mastery Charter School -Shoemaker Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	5301 Media Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 296-7111	753	50	15.1	99.1%	1 (0.1%)	717 (95.2%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	$15,818			$1,776			$14,042	4.8	49.4	346	251
421899003841	598	Dobbins AVT High School	Public	9-12	2150 West Lehigh Avenue	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7050	1,049	66	15.9	99.7%	9 (0.9%)	913 (87.0%)	92 (8.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.9%)	$8,249			$3,475			$4,774	4.8			(n/a)
420089407594	599	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	330 Howertown Road	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 350-2338	521	37	14	99.4%	46 (8.8%)	92 (17.7%)	367 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$768			$598			$170	4.7			(n/a)
421899007534	600	Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	399	19	21	99.2%	3 (0.8%)	357 (89.5%)	26 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$15,146			$3,596			$11,549	4.6			(n/a)

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