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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

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Parkway West	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	310	149	-51.9%
2	Motivation HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	405	199	-50.9%
3	Connellsville Area SHS	Connellsville, PA	Connellsville Area SD	1,251	667	-46.7%
4	West Branch Area HS	Morrisdale, PA	West Branch Area SD	489	269	-45.0%
5	Shade JSHS	Cairnbrook, PA	Shade-Central City SD	219	123	-43.8%
6	Laurel HS	New Castle, PA	Laurel SD	550	313	-43.1%
7	Girls HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	983	592	-39.8%
8	Weatherly Area HS	Weatherly, PA	Weatherly Area SD	204	125	-38.7%
9	Octorara Area JSHS	Atglen, PA	Octorara Area SD	1,131	703	-37.8%
10	Woodland Hills HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	1,563	1,006	-35.6%
11	Tulpehocken Area HS	Bernville, PA	Tulpehocken Area SD	676	441	-34.8%
12	Coudersport Area JSHS	Coudersport, PA	Coudersport Area SD	370	244	-34.1%
13	Lankenau HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	344	228	-33.7%
14	Hempfield Area SHS	Greensburg, PA	Hempfield Area SD	1,843	1,228	-33.4%
15	Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS	Claysburg, PA	Claysburg-Kimmel SD	398	266	-33.2%
16	East Juniata JSHS	McAlisterville, PA	Juniata County SD	525	362	-31.0%
17	The U School: Innovative Lab	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	281	195	-30.6%
18	Pittsburgh Carrick HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	737	515	-30.1%
19	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	1,474	1,048	-28.9%
20	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	952	678	-28.8%
21	Mount Union Area SHS	Mount Union, PA	Mount Union Area SD	452	323	-28.5%
22	Sheffield Area MS/HS	Sheffield, PA	Warren County SD	295	211	-28.5%
23	Jamestown Area JSHS	Jamestown, PA	Jamestown Area SD	235	172	-26.8%
24	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	384	281	-26.8%
25	Pittsburgh Brashear HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	1,217	897	-26.3%
26	Antietam HS	Reading, PA	Antietam SD	488	360	-26.2%
27	Leechburg Area HS	Leechburg, PA	Leechburg Area SD	237	177	-25.3%
28	Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	934	698	-25.3%
29	Kane Area HS	Kane, PA	Kane Area SD	376	282	-25.0%
30	Penn Treaty Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	524	398	-24.0%
31	Millville Area JSHS	Millville, PA	Millville Area SD	307	234	-23.8%
32	Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville, PA	Pleasant Valley SD	1,671	1,276	-23.6%
33	Rockwood Area JSHS	Rockwood, PA	Rockwood Area SD	354	271	-23.4%
34	North Penn-Liberty JSHS	Liberty, PA	Southern Tioga SD	321	247	-23.1%
35	Reynolds JSHS	Greenville, PA	Reynolds SD	552	426	-22.8%
36	West Middlesex Area JSHS	West Middlesex, PA	West Middlesex Area SD	429	332	-22.6%
37	Meadville Area SHS	Meadville, PA	Crawford Central SD	914	708	-22.5%
38	Palisades HS	Kintnersville, PA	Palisades SD	598	465	-22.2%
39	Fairfield Area HS	Fairfield, PA	Fairfield Area SD	355	277	-22.0%
40	Portage Area JSHS	Portage, PA	Portage Area SD	434	339	-21.9%
41	Mercer Area SHS	Mercer, PA	Mercer Area SD	360	282	-21.7%
42	Northern Cambria HS	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	334	262	-21.6%
43	Chester HS	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	1,027	806	-21.5%
44	South Side HS	Hookstown, PA	South Side Area SD	346	272	-21.4%
45	Penn Wood HS	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	1,458	1,148	-21.3%
46	Cochranton JSHS	Cochranton, PA	Crawford Central SD	432	341	-21.1%
47	Halifax Area HS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	295	234	-20.7%
48	Burgettstown MS/HS	Burgettstown, PA	Burgettstown Area SD	619	492	-20.5%
49	Overbrook HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	553	440	-20.4%
50	United JSHS	Armagh, PA	United SD	501	401	-20.0%

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