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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Area High School	0.0mi	Public	7-12	243 Thorne Hill Rd	Shickshinny	18655	Luzerne County	Northwest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 542-4126	406	36	11.2	48.8%	381 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	60.8	287^th of 681 public high schools	57.9%		55.3	341^st of 686 public high schools	50.3%	54	46.7	54.3	63.3	14.5	14.1	14.3	27.4	45.1	36.9	$22,406	$573	$21,833
Berwick Area High School	8.2mi	Public	9-12	1100 Fowler Ave	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	692	53	13.1	103.9%	539 (77.9%)	20 (2.9%)	120 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	67.7	234^th of 681 public high schools	65.6%		53.7	359^th of 686 public high schools	47.7%	125	55.8	53.7	66.3							$20,752	$2,149	$18,603
Benton Area High School	10.0mi	Public	9-12	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-6651	200	19	10.5	98.5%	191 (95.5%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	70.6	205^th of 681 public high schools	69.9%		47.6	404^th of 686 public high schools	41.1%	199	51.0	68.1	63.8							$23,041	$1,652	$21,389
Greater Nanticoke Area Senior High School	10.4mi	Public	9-12	425 Kosciuszko St	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 735-7781	698	39	17.9	103.3%	464 (66.5%)	54 (7.7%)	140 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.9%)	28.5	506^th of 681 public high schools	25.7%		26.3	525^th of 686 public high schools	23.5%	19	27.5	33.3	51.6							$16,962	$1,662	$15,299
Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School	12.3mi	Public	7-12	1128 Old Route 115	Lehman	18627	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 675-7458	745	52	14.3	37.4%	705 (94.6%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	73.6	174^th of 681 public high schools	74.4%		87.2	62^nd of 686 public high schools	91.0%	112	50.8	58.6	76.7	26.1	27.5	26.8	38.0	50.0	43.9	$17,313	$436	$16,877
Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School	12.6mi	Public	7-12	1600 Sans Souci Pkwy	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 831-2300	977	59	16.4	97.9%	519 (53.1%)	136 (13.9%)	272 (27.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	15.3	573^rd of 681 public high schools	15.9%		20.6	554^th of 686 public high schools	19.2%	19	17.9	28.0	39.2	8.2	9.7	9.0	23.4	21.7	22.5	$18,452	$2,690	$15,762
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School	13.1mi	Public	9-12	150 Wadham Street	Plymouth	18651	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 779-5361	1,362	88	15.3	101.4%	729 (53.5%)	195 (14.3%)	316 (23.2%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.9%)	27.6	511^th of 681 public high schools	25.0%		38.8	469^th of 686 public high schools	31.6%	42	25.8	34.4	50.9							$15,161	$2,529	$12,631
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	14.0mi	Public	9-12	5050 Sweppenheiser Drive	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-8040	609	48	12.7	53.0%	539 (88.5%)	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	15.8	570^th of 681 public high schools	16.3%		15.8	575^th of 686 public high schools	16.2%	5	27.1	24.2	33.8
Central Columbia Senior High School	14.5mi	Public	9-12	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-2833	601	44	13.6	29.0%	541 (90.0%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	77.2	147^th of 681 public high schools	78.4%		86.6	66^th of 686 public high schools	90.4%	81	59.1	63.6	70.5							$22,014	$330	$21,684
Crestwood Secondary Campus	15.2mi	Public	7-12	281 S Mountain Blvd	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 474-6782	1,379	66	20.7	26.8%	1,214 (88.0%)	28 (2.0%)	65 (4.7%)	57 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.0%)	63.8	260^th of 681 public high schools	61.8%		67.1	229^th of 686 public high schools	66.6%	31	54.1	61.9	55.7	46.6	43.8	45.2	63.1	49.8	56.4	$12,847	$850	$11,998

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