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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Pennsylvania

373 public high schools in 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. Parkway West leads the list at -51.9%, against a median of -9.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
373
Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-51.9%
Median Enrollment change
-9.7%
FASTEST DECLINING · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Parkway WestPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD310149-51.9%
2Motivation High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD405199-50.9%
3Connellsville Area SHSConnellsville, PAConnellsville Area SD1,251667-46.7%
4West Branch Area High SchoolMorrisdale, PAWest Branch Area SD489269-45.0%
5Shade JSHSCairnbrook, PAShade-Central City SD219123-43.8%
6Laurel High SchoolNew Castle, PALaurel SD550313-43.1%
7Girls High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD983592-39.8%
8Weatherly Area High SchoolWeatherly, PAWeatherly Area SD204125-38.7%
9Octorara Area JSHSAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD1,131703-37.8%
10Woodland Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SD1,5631,006-35.6%
11Tulpehocken Area High SchoolBernville, PATulpehocken Area SD676441-34.8%
12Coudersport Area JSHSCoudersport, PACoudersport Area SD370244-34.1%
13Lankenau High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD344228-33.7%
14Hempfield Area SHSGreensburg, PAHempfield Area SD1,8431,228-33.4%
15Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High SchoolClaysburg, PAClaysburg-Kimmel SD398266-33.2%
16East Juniata JSHSMcAlisterville, PAJuniata County SD525362-31.0%
17The U School: Innovative LabPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD281195-30.6%
18Pittsburgh Carrick High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD737515-30.1%
19Mastery CS-Gratz CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Gratz Campus1,4741,048-28.9%
20Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD952678-28.8%
21Mount Union Area SHSMount Union, PAMount Union Area SD452323-28.5%
22Sheffield Area MS/HSSheffield, PAWarren County SD295211-28.5%
23Jamestown Area JSHSJamestown, PAJamestown Area SD235172-26.8%
24Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD384281-26.8%
25Pittsburgh Brashear High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD1,217897-26.3%
26Antietam High SchoolReading, PAAntietam SD488360-26.2%
27Leechburg Area High SchoolLeechburg, PALeechburg Area SD237177-25.3%
28Greater Nanticoke Area SHSNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SD934698-25.3%
29Kane Area High SchoolKane, PAKane Area SD376282-25.0%
30Penn Treaty SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD524398-24.0%
31Millville Area JSHSMillville, PAMillville Area SD307234-23.8%
32Pleasant Valley High SchoolBrodheadsville, PAPleasant Valley SD1,6711,276-23.6%
33Rockwood Area JSHSRockwood, PARockwood Area SD354271-23.4%
34North Penn-Liberty JSHSLiberty, PASouthern Tioga SD321247-23.1%
35Reynolds JSHSGreenville, PAReynolds SD552426-22.8%
36West Middlesex Area JSHSWest Middlesex, PAWest Middlesex Area SD429332-22.6%
37Meadville Area SHSMeadville, PACrawford Central SD914708-22.5%
38Palisades High SchoolKintnersville, PAPalisades SD598465-22.2%
39Fairfield Area High SchoolFairfield, PAFairfield Area SD355277-22.0%
40Portage Area JSHSPortage, PAPortage Area SD434339-21.9%
41Mercer Area SHSMercer, PAMercer Area SD360282-21.7%
42Northern Cambria High SchoolNorthern Cambria, PANorthern Cambria SD334262-21.6%
43Chester High SchoolChester, PAChester-Upland SD1,027806-21.5%
44South Side High SchoolHookstown, PASouth Side Area SD346272-21.4%
45Penn Wood High SchoolLansdowne, PAWilliam Penn SD1,4581,148-21.3%
46Cochranton JSHSCochranton, PACrawford Central SD432341-21.1%
47Halifax Area High SchoolHalifax, PAHalifax Area SD295234-20.7%
48Burgettstown MS/HSBurgettstown, PABurgettstown Area SD619492-20.5%
49Overbrook High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD553440-20.4%
50United JSHSArmagh, PAUnited SD501401-20.0%
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