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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
151Upper Saint Clair HSPittsburghUpper St. Clair SDHigh1,269
152Colonial MSPlymouth MeetingColonial SDMiddle1,268
153Peters Twp HSMcMurrayPeters Township SDHigh1,267
154Marple Newtown SHSNewtown SquareMarple Newtown SDHigh1,266
155Loesche William H SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,263
156Elizabethtown Area SHSElizabethtownElizabethtown Area SDHigh1,263
157Unionville HSKennett SquareUnionville-Chadds Ford SDHigh1,263
158Penncrest HSMediaRose Tree Media SDHigh1,255
159Fels Samuel HSPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,255
160Mastery CS-Hardy WilliamsPhiladelphiaMastery CS-Hardy WilliamsCombined1,253
161Bethel Park HSBethel ParkBethel Park SDHigh1,244
162Drexel Hill MSDrexel HillUpper Darby SDMiddle1,244
163Pocono Mountain East HSSwiftwaterPocono Mountain SDHigh1,242
164Muhlenberg El CtrReadingMuhlenberg SDElementary1,241
165Warwick SHSLititzWarwick SDHigh1,241
166Harriton SHSRosemontLower Merion SDHigh1,239
167Community Academy of Philadelphia CSPhiladelphiaCommunity Academy of Philadelphia CSCombined1,237
168Heights Terrace El/MSHazletonHazleton Area SDElementary1,236
169New Oxford SHSNew OxfordConewago Valley SDHigh1,229
170Penn Hills El SchPittsburghPenn Hills SDElementary1,228
171Hempfield Area SHSGreensburgHempfield Area SDHigh1,228
172Academy at PalumboPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,225
173Cedar Crest MSLebanonCornwall-Lebanon SDMiddle1,224
174Plum SHSPlumPlum Borough SDHigh1,220
175West Chester East HSWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDHigh1,216
176Moon Area SHSMoon TownshipMoon Area SDHigh1,211
177Wissahickon MSAmblerWissahickon SDMiddle1,208
178Renaissance Academy Charter SchoolPhoenixvilleRenaissance Academy CSCombined1,199
179Stroudsburg HSStroudsburgStroudsburg Area SDHigh1,196
180Phoenixville Area HSPhoenixvillePhoenixville Area SDHigh1,194
181Academy Park HSSharon HillSoutheast Delco SDHigh1,194
182Moore J Hampton SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,192
183Northeastern SHSManchesterNortheastern York SDHigh1,189
184Dauphin County Technical SchoolHarrisburgDauphin County Technical SchoolHigh1,187
185Farrell Louis H SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,187
186Valley Forge MSWayneTredyffrin-Easttown SDMiddle1,186
187Kennett High SchoolKennett SquareKennett Consolidated SDHigh1,184
188Masterman Julia R Sec SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,183
189Strath Haven HSWallingfordWallingford-Swarthmore SDHigh1,175
190Northampton Area MSNorthamptonNorthampton Area SDMiddle1,175
191Philadelphia Academy CSPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Academy CSCombined1,173
192Penndale MSLansdaleNorth Penn SDMiddle1,171
193Olney HSPhiladephiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,168
194Penn Trafford HSHarrison CityPenn-Trafford SDHigh1,167
195Muhlenberg HSReadingMuhlenberg SDHigh1,166
196Spring Grove Area HSSpring GroveSpring Grove Area SDHigh1,163
197Shaler Area HSPittsburghShaler Area SDHigh1,160
198West Chester Bayard Rustin HSWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDHigh1,159
199Ryan Gloyer MSHarmonySeneca Valley SDMiddle1,157
200Gateway SHSMonroevilleGateway SDHigh1,152
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