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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Chester County, Pennsylvania

8 public high schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Octorara Area JSHS leads the list at -37.8%, against a median of -11.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
8
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-37.8%
Median Enrollment change
-11.1%
FASTEST DECLINING · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Octorara Area JSHSAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD1,131703-37.8%
2Oxford Area High SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD1,3141,089-17.1%
3Coatesville Intermediate HSCoatsville, PACoatesville Area SD946826-12.7%
4Kennett High SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SD1,3341,184-11.2%
5West Chester Bayard Rustin HSWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD1,3011,159-10.9%
6Unionville HSKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD1,3681,263-7.7%
7Downingtown HS East CampusExton, PADowningtown Area SD1,7891,708-4.5%
8West Chester East HSWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD1,2361,216-1.6%
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