Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 537)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
420696005096	11	Council Rock High School North	Public	9-12	62 Swamp Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-1300	1,588	121	13.1	10.3%	1,296 (81.6%)	22 (1.4%)	52 (3.3%)	202 (12.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.7%)	$21,568			$229			$21,340	90.9	84.4	71	60	R5
422277001364	12	State College Area High School	Public	8-12	650 Westerly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-1111	2,370	198	11.9	17.6%	1,861 (78.5%)	70 (3.0%)	98 (4.1%)	185 (7.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	152 (6.4%)	$19,619			$216			$19,403	90.9	82.5	93	81	R5
421023004360	13	Franklin Regional Senior High School	Public	9-12	3200 School Rd	Murrysville	15668	Westmoreland County	Franklin Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 327-5456	1,119	76	14.7	13.0%	966 (86.3%)	20 (1.8%)	27 (2.4%)	91 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$15,387			$25			$15,361	90.7	86.8	49	36	R5
420732003425	14	Danville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	733 Ironmen Lane	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	636	49	12.9	25.2%	549 (86.3%)	26 (4.1%)	20 (3.1%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$15,822			$632			$15,191	90.2	81.1	108	94	R5
422421001443	15	Unionville High School	Public	9-12	750 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-1600	1,334	95	14	7.3%	1,060 (79.5%)	12 (0.9%)	56 (4.2%)	174 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (2.1%)	$18,643			$418			$18,225	90.1	91.6	9	6	R5
420006700511	16	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	413 Fairview Street	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 983-4080	1,101	94	11.7	29.1%	629 (57.1%)	250 (22.7%)	63 (5.7%)	65 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (8.4%)	$17,280			$168			$17,112	89.5	92	8	8	R5
420696000691	17	Council Rock High School South	Public	9-12	2002 Rock Way	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-1100	2,013	134	14.9	12.7%	1,757 (87.3%)	35 (1.7%)	71 (3.5%)	134 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.6%)	$19,855			$109			$19,746	89.3	83.9	76	59	R5
420759004801	18	Hershey High School	Public	9-12	550 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 531-2244	1,209	83	14.4	21.8%	849 (70.2%)	58 (4.8%)	82 (6.8%)	166 (13.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	$15,971			$95			$15,875	89.2	88	38	20	R5
421917006989	19	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy	Public	6-12	107 Thackeray St	Pittsburgh	15213	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7620	596	39	15.4	100.0%	273 (45.8%)	224 (37.6%)	18 (3.0%)	25 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.2%)	$21,709			$2,046			$19,664	89	80.1	117	98	R5
422685004658	20	York Suburban Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Hollywood Dr	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1270	990	63	15.6	32.6%	683 (69.0%)	80 (8.1%)	102 (10.3%)	51 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.3%)	$15,121			$07			$15,114	89	88.5	34	14	R5

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