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Largest Pennsylvania public schools by enrollment

Pennsylvania public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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PENNSYLVANIA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
51First Philadelphia Preparatory CSPhiladelphiaFirst Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined1,831
52Ridley High SchoolFolsomRidley SDHigh1,825
53Scranton High SchoolScrantonScranton SDHigh1,815
54Owen J Roberts High SchoolPottstownOwen J Roberts SDHigh1,810
55Penn Manor High SchoolMillersvillePenn Manor SDHigh1,807
56Downingtown HS West CampusDowningtownDowningtown Area SDHigh1,796
57Freedom High SchoolBethlehemBethlehem Area SDHigh1,792
58Central Middle SchoolReadingReading SDMiddle1,785
59Northeast Community Propel AcademyPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,783
60Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburghMt Lebanon SDHigh1,772
61Mayfair SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,763
62Central York High SchoolYorkCentral York SDHigh1,756
63Washington George High SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,755
64Avon Grove High SchoolWest GroveAvon Grove SDHigh1,744
65Central Bucks HS-SouthWarringtonCentral Bucks SDHigh1,719
66William Tennent High SchoolWarminsterCentennial SDHigh1,710
67Downingtown HS East CampusExtonDowningtown Area SDHigh1,708
68William Penn SHSYorkYork City SDHigh1,681
69Cedar Crest High SchoolLebanonCornwall-Lebanon SDHigh1,676
70Lower Merion High SchoolArdmoreLower Merion SDHigh1,674
71Council Rock HS NorthNewtownCouncil Rock SDHigh1,674
72Norwin High SchoolNorth HuntingdonNorwin SDHigh1,671
73Canon-McMillan SHSCanonsburgCanon-McMillan SDHigh1,660
74Baldwin SHSPittsburghBaldwin-Whitehall SDHigh1,657
75Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHSPlymouth MeetingColonial SDHigh1,637
76Esperanza Academy CSPhiladelphiaEsperanza Academy CSCombined1,637
77Upper Moreland Elementary SchoolHatboroUpper Moreland Township SDElementary1,627
78Truman SHSLevittownBristol Township SDHigh1,626
79Frank Anne SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,622
80Perkiomen Valley High SchoolCollegevillePerkiomen Valley SDHigh1,616
81York County School of TechnologyYorkYork County School of TechnologyHigh1,615
82Nazareth Area High SchoolNazarethNazareth Area SDHigh1,607
83Altoona Area Jr High SchoolAltoonaAltoona Area SDMiddle1,578
84Haverford Middle SchoolHavertownHaverford Township SDMiddle1,578
85Central Dauphin East SHSHarrisburgCentral Dauphin SDHigh1,573
86Quakertown Community High SchoolQuakertownQuakertown Community SDHigh1,570
87Carlisle Area High SchoolCarlisleCarlisle Area SDHigh1,559
88New Foundations CSPhiladelphiaNew Foundations CSCombined1,529
89Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolYorkDallastown Area SDMiddle1,519
90Mariana Bracetti Academy CSPhiladelphiaMariana Bracetti Academy CSCombined1,512
91Baldi C C A Middle SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDMiddle1,510
92Pocono Mountain West High SchoolPocono SummitPocono Mountain SDHigh1,501
93Methacton High SchoolEaglevilleMethacton SDHigh1,499
94Executive Education Academy CSAllentownExecutive Education Academy CSCombined1,497
95Mathematics Science & Technology Community CSPhiladelphiaMathematics Science & Technology Community CSCombined1,492
96Garnet Valley High SchoolGlen MillsGarnet Valley SDHigh1,485
97Great Valley High SchoolMalvernGreat Valley SDHigh1,481
98Wissahickon SHSAmblerWissahickon SDHigh1,480
99Beverly Hills Middle SchoolUpper DarbyUpper Darby SDMiddle1,475
100Whitehall High SchoolWhitehallWhitehall-Coplay SDHigh1,462
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