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The fastest-growing public high schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Across Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 31 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. West Philadelphia HS leads the list at 56.1%, against a median of 10.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Top Enrollment growth

56.1%

Median Enrollment growth

10.4%

FASTEST GROWING · PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	460	718	56.1%
2	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,661	2,472	48.8%
3	Washington George HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,257	1,755	39.6%
4	Furness Horace HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	645	896	38.9%
5	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	916	1,225	33.7%
6	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	948	1,255	32.4%
7	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	415	541	30.4%
8	Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	640	805	25.8%
9	South Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	571	684	19.8%
10	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	480	569	18.5%
11	Franklin Benjamin HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	484	570	17.8%
12	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	518	583	12.5%
13	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	587	660	12.4%
14	Strawberry Mansion HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	277	309	11.6%
15	Franklin Towne CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Towne CHS	1,162	1,292	11.2%
16	Kensington Health Sciences	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	414	457	10.4%
17	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	482	532	10.4%
18	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	391	421	7.7%
19	Sayre William L MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	415	447	7.7%
20	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	864	929	7.5%
21	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	479	510	6.5%
22	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	571	603	5.6%
23	Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	Freire CS	977	1,024	4.8%
24	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	3,308	3,463	4.7%
25	YouthBuild Phila CS	Philadelphia, PA	Youth Build Phila CS	259	271	4.6%
26	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	879	918	4.4%
27	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	357	371	3.9%
28	Gamp	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	614	634	3.3%
29	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	615	629	2.3%
30	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	634	640	0.9%
31	Science Leadership Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	498	502	0.8%

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