Best High Schools in Pennsylvania

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 690)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
420771007401	1	Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	819	59	13.9	3.1%	523 (63.9%)	14 (1.7%)	21 (2.6%)	254 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$15,520			$68			$15,451	95.4	94.8	1		R5
422630007650	1	Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	341 Carey Ave	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	58	3	20.8	94.8%	44 (75.9%)	2 (3.4%)	7 (12.1%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$1,798			$00			$1,798	95.4			(n/a)	R5
421899003808	3	Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7580	1,214	55	22	99.9%	492 (40.5%)	188 (15.5%)	64 (5.3%)	352 (29.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (9.6%)	$12,556			$904			$11,653	95.2	94.7	2	1	R5
421899003848	4	Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3590	2,397	97	24.6	100.0%	634 (26.4%)	499 (20.8%)	174 (7.3%)	925 (38.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	157 (6.5%)	$11,064			$1,004			$10,060	95	94.4	3	1	R5
420930000273	5	Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 State St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 874-6300	874	51	17.1	99.7%	610 (69.8%)	116 (13.3%)	58 (6.6%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.3%)	$9,099			$473			$8,626	93.3	93.1	4	1	R5
421896005083	6	Peters Township High School	Public	9-12	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-6250	1,455	89	16.2	6.7%	1,343 (92.3%)	7 (0.5%)	26 (1.8%)	49 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	$13,906			$00			$13,906	93.1	90.8	9	3	R5
421686001084	7	New Hope-Solebury High School	Public	9-12	182 W Bridge St	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 862-2028	509	42	12	7.1%	445 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$18,334			$183			$18,151	92.6	87	34	27	R5
420006700511	8	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	1,045	88	11.8	21.5%	644 (61.6%)	203 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (13.6%)	$16,454			$332			$16,122	92	69.2	260	252	R5
422421001443	9	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	1,363	93	14.6	5.1%	1,130 (82.9%)	8 (0.6%)	35 (2.6%)	154 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.5%)	$17,723			$358			$17,365	91.6	89.3	20	11	R5
421416003295	10	Lower Merion High School	Public	9-12	315 E Montgomery Ave	Ardmore	19003	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1810	1,512	122	12.4	11.5%	1,036 (68.5%)	192 (12.7%)	70 (4.6%)	168 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.0%)	$26,794			$193			$26,600	91.6	87.4	30	20	R5

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