Pennsylvania: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

62 counties

Pennsylvania public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
1	Philadelphia County	PA	303	182,005	31.9%
2	Luzerne County	PA	65	45,209	38.1%
3	Mifflin County	PA	11	4,774	40.4%
4	Juniata County	PA	5	2,234	41.6%
5	Schuylkill County	PA	34	18,259	41.9%
6	Fayette County	PA	39	15,340	42.1%
7	Huntingdon County	PA	17	4,454	42.3%
8	Warren County	PA	11	4,489	42.6%
9	Northumberland County	PA	21	10,386	43.5%
10	Clinton County	PA	10	3,879	43.8%
11	Berks County	PA	95	62,375	44.3%
12	Bradford County	PA	19	8,392	45.4%
13	Carbon County	PA	18	8,111	45.6%
14	Greene County	PA	12	4,331	46.0%
15	Lehigh County	PA	83	56,984	46.6%
16	Lackawanna County	PA	47	27,006	47.0%
17	Venango County	PA	15	5,704	47.2%
18	Wyoming County	PA	6	2,913	47.5%
19	Perry County	PA	15	5,512	47.6%
20	Northampton County	PA	60	38,316	47.7%
21	Tioga County	PA	14	5,053	47.9%
22	Monroe County	PA	29	20,752	48.6%
23	Erie County	PA	67	35,738	49.0%
24	Cambria County	PA	37	15,789	49.2%
25	Clearfield County	PA	19	8,409	49.5%
26	Susquehanna County	PA	15	5,728	49.5%
27	Beaver County	PA	52	31,222	49.6%
28	Potter County	PA	10	1,705	50.3%
29	Franklin County	PA	41	21,432	50.5%
30	Jefferson County	PA	10	4,873	50.5%
31	Crawford County	PA	26	9,156	50.9%
32	York County	PA	109	64,242	51.0%
33	Lawrence County	PA	25	11,015	51.2%
34	Bedford County	PA	18	5,951	51.3%
35	Lycoming County	PA	30	14,288	51.9%
36	Fulton County	PA	8	1,958	52.0%
37	Lebanon County	PA	32	18,804	52.0%
38	Blair County	PA	32	15,692	52.1%
39	Mercer County	PA	34	12,815	52.1%
40	Delaware County	PA	109	74,663	52.8%
41	Armstrong County	PA	17	6,972	52.9%
42	Elk County	PA	9	3,139	53.1%
43	Clarion County	PA	16	5,023	53.8%
44	Adams County	PA	26	12,831	54.5%
45	Indiana County	PA	22	8,470	55.7%
46	Lancaster County	PA	114	62,719	55.9%
47	Pike County	PA	14	8,615	56.5%
48	Snyder County	PA	8	4,190	57.3%
49	Columbia County	PA	19	7,501	57.6%
50	Somerset County	PA	29	8,271	57.6%

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