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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 High SchoolPittsburghUpper St. Clair SDHigh1,269
152Colonial Middle SchoolPlymouth MeetingColonial SDMiddle1,268
153Peters Twp High SchoolMcMurrayPeters Township SDHigh1,267
154Marple Newtown SHSNewtown SquareMarple Newtown SDHigh1,266
155Elizabethtown Area SHSElizabethtownElizabethtown Area SDHigh1,263
156Loesche William H SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,263
157Unionville High SchoolKennett SquareUnionville-Chadds Ford SDHigh1,263
158Penncrest High SchoolMediaRose Tree Media SDHigh1,255
159Fels Samuel High SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,255
160Mastery CS-Hardy WilliamsPhiladelphiaMastery CS-Hardy WilliamsCombined1,253
161Drexel Hill Middle SchoolDrexel HillUpper Darby SDMiddle1,244
162Bethel Park High SchoolBethel ParkBethel Park SDHigh1,244
163Pocono Mountain East High SchoolSwiftwaterPocono Mountain SDHigh1,242
164Muhlenberg El CenterReadingMuhlenberg 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 Elementary SchoolPittsburghPenn Hills SDElementary1,228
171Hempfield Area SHSGreensburgHempfield Area SDHigh1,228
172Academy at PalumboPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,225
173Cedar Crest Middle SchoolLebanonCornwall-Lebanon SDMiddle1,224
174Plum SHSPlumPlum Borough SDHigh1,220
175West Chester East High SchoolWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDHigh1,216
176Moon Area SHSMoon TownshipMoon Area SDHigh1,211
177Wissahickon Middle SchoolAmblerWissahickon SDMiddle1,208
178Renaissance Academy Charter SchoolPhoenixvilleRenaissance Academy CSCombined1,199
179Stroudsburg High SchoolStroudsburgStroudsburg Area SDHigh1,196
180Phoenixville Area High SchoolPhoenixvillePhoenixville Area SDHigh1,194
181Academy Park High SchoolSharon HillSoutheast Delco SDHigh1,194
182Moore J Hampton SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,192
183Northeastern SHSManchesterNortheastern York SDHigh1,189
184Farrell Louis H SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,187
185Dauphin County Technical SchoolHarrisburgDauphin County Technical SchoolHigh1,187
186Valley Forge Middle SchoolWayneTredyffrin-Easttown SDMiddle1,186
187Kennett High SchoolKennett SquareKennett Consolidated SDHigh1,184
188Masterman Julia R Sec SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,183
189Northampton Area Middle SchoolNorthamptonNorthampton Area SDMiddle1,175
190Strath Haven High SchoolWallingfordWallingford-Swarthmore SDHigh1,175
191Philadelphia Academy CSPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Academy CSCombined1,173
192Penndale Middle SchoolLansdaleNorth Penn SDMiddle1,171
193Olney High SchoolPhiladephiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,168
194Penn Trafford High SchoolHarrison CityPenn-Trafford SDHigh1,167
195Muhlenberg High SchoolReadingMuhlenberg SDHigh1,166
196Spring Grove Area High SchoolSpring GroveSpring Grove Area SDHigh1,163
197Shaler Area High SchoolPittsburghShaler Area SDHigh1,160
198West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDHigh1,159
199Ryan Gloyer Middle SchoolHarmonySeneca Valley SDMiddle1,157
200Gateway SHSMonroevilleGateway SDHigh1,152
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