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)
422508006148	1	Seneca High School	Public	9-12	10770 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16442	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-3400	410	31	13.2	25.4%	388 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$19,008			$1,092			$17,916	97.2			(n/a)
420771007401	2	Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	883	65	13.6	4.2%	469 (53.1%)	15 (1.7%)	19 (2.2%)	350 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.3%)	$16,882			$145			$16,737	96.4			(n/a)
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	No	(215) 400-7580	1,180	54	21.9	99.7%	485 (41.1%)	188 (15.9%)	89 (7.5%)	309 (26.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (8.9%)	$13,391			$2,263			$11,128	95.2	93.8	2	1
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	2,381	99	24	99.9%	744 (31.2%)	427 (17.9%)	191 (8.0%)	910 (38.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (4.3%)	$12,059			$2,365			$9,695	94.5	92.6	5	1
422256003367	5	Spring-Ford Senior High School 9-12 Center	Public	9-12	350 S Lewis Rd	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6001	2,561	180	14.2	15.1%	1,950 (76.1%)	108 (4.2%)	147 (5.7%)	218 (8.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (5.3%)	$16,666			$633			$16,033	94.2	93.5	3	2
421611000254	6	Mt Lebanon Senior High School	Public	9-12	155 Cochran Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2003	1,820	122	14.9	10.7%	1,569 (86.2%)	31 (1.7%)	48 (2.6%)	104 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (3.5%)	$17,953			$37			$17,916	94.1	86.4	40	34
422630007650	7	Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	79	3	25.9	31.6%	57 (72.2%)	2 (2.5%)	11 (13.9%)	7 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$1,578			$00			$1,578	92.9	93.3	4	3
421686001084	8	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	Yes	(215) 862-2028	468	37	12.5	9.6%	370 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.1%)	$18,155			$182			$17,973	92.9	86.6	38	30
420240003247	9	Wissahickon Senior High School	Public	9-12	521 Houston Rd	Ambler	19002	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8112	1,467	114	12.8	21.9%	877 (59.8%)	175 (11.9%)	95 (6.5%)	218 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (6.7%)	$24,656			$663			$23,993	92.9	77.6	112	103
420957006737	10	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	7460 McCray Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	571	37	15.4	20.7%	503 (88.1%)	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$16,525			$87			$16,438	92.4	91.1	10

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