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Best High Schools in Zip Code 16901

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496

Students

Top rankedWellsboro Area High School249^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 16901 zip code is home to a single high school, Wellsboro Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the Wellsboro Area School District. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, ranking between 249-268 out of 681-686 Pennsylvania high schools.

Wellsboro Area High School's academic performance is relatively strong, with 11th-grade students outperforming the state average in Keystone Exam proficiency for Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low. However, the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 46.37% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The Wellsboro Area School District's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,938, which is higher than the state average. This suggests a commitment to investing in the education of its students, which may contribute to the school's consistent performance and academic strengths in specific subject areas. Overall, Wellsboro Area High School appears to be a well-supported educational institution serving the community within the 16901 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wellsboro Area High School	Public	9-12	225 Nichols St	Wellsboro	16901	Tioga County	Wellsboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 724-3547	496	36	13.9	42.5%	469 (94.6%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	65.4	249^th of 681 public high schools	63.4%		62.3	267^th of 686 public high schools	61.1%	18	47.8	54.3	69.2	$18,304	$501	$17,803

Cities Near Zip Code 16901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellsboro	1.23 mi	4	196^th
Mansfield	11.96 mi	2	536^th
Blossburg	14.4 mi	1	628^th
Elkland	14.73 mi	1	648^th
Westfield	15.97 mi	2	377^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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