Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

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)
420006000502	501	Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2027 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 557-8555	989	83	11.9	99.5%	2 (0.2%)	926 (93.6%)	23 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$17,382			$2,215			$15,167	28.3	5.5	508	7	R1
420363000649	502	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	473	32	14.8	93.7%	243 (51.4%)	116 (24.5%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (19.7%)	$23,278			$1,612			$21,665	27.3	25.7	435	67	R1
422301001806	503	Susquehanna Township High School	Public	9-12	3500 Elmerton Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-5117	758	56	13.6	50.5%	152 (20.1%)	320 (42.2%)	96 (12.7%)	121 (16.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.8%)	$22,249			$706			$21,543	27	28.9	424	79	R1
421152007545	504	Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5239 Ridge Rd	Westover	16692	Clearfield County	Harmony Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 845-7655	113	13	8.5	81.4%	112 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$23,375			$1,902			$21,472	26.7	67.1	213	291	R1
420540001746	505	Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,539	100	15.4	99.8%	351 (22.8%)	489 (31.8%)	300 (19.5%)	229 (14.9%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	165 (10.7%)	$13,900			$211			$13,689	26.4	36.9	394	111	R1
422595006391	506	Wyoming Valley West Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Wadham Street	Plymouth	18651	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 779-5361	1,333				863 (64.7%)	160 (12.0%)	204 (15.3%)	13 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.5%)	$23,774			$00			$23,774	26.2	51.5	335	171	R1
421170000026	507	Hazleton Area High School	Public	9-12	1601 W 23rd St	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3221	3,772	179	21	82.7%	1,357 (36.0%)	59 (1.6%)	2,296 (60.9%)	20 (0.5%)	8 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (0.8%)	$11,405			$777			$10,628	26	35	405	102	R1
422169003117	508	Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	412 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 887-5545	362	38	9.4	40.6%	360 (99.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,353			$1,411			$19,942	25.8	40.6	383	125	R1
421917000412	509	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Public	9-12	125 Parkfield St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7700	638	59	10.7	99.5%	253 (39.7%)	284 (44.5%)	17 (2.7%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	$28,908			$2,117			$26,791	25.8	25.3	437	72	R1
422499004286	510	Washington High School	Public	9-12	201 Allison Ave	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5080	418	34	12.1	91.9%	216 (51.7%)	103 (24.6%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (17.2%)	$15,539			$911			$14,628	25.6	25.3	438	72	R1

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