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The highest-poverty public high schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

52 public high schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Westinghouse Arts Academy CS leads the list at 122%, against a median of 77.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

122%

Median % FRL

77.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	Wilmerding, PA	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	High	282	122%
2	Sto-Rox JSHS	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	High	422	113%
3	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	281	112%
4	McKeesport Area SHS	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	High	966	109%
5	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	678	109%
6	Highlands SHS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	High	665	107%
7	Pittsburgh Carrick HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	515	107%
8	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	High	1,049	104%
9	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	573	104%
10	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	High	407	103%
11	Pittsburgh Brashear HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	897	103%
12	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	High	672	102%
13	South Allegheny HS	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	High	464	102%
14	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	High	632	101%
15	Pittsburgh Perry HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	430	99.5%
16	Springdale JSHS	Springdale, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	High	421	99.5%
17	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	618	98.7%
18	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	840	98.3%
19	Steel Valley SHS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	High	415	98.3%
20	West Mifflin Area HS	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	High	964	98.1%
21	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	High	1,152	98.0%
22	Northgate MSHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Northgate SD	High	476	95.8%
23	Cornell HS	Coraopolis, PA	Cornell SD	High	252	95.6%
24	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	High	325	94.8%
25	Pittsburgh Allderdice HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	1,386	93.4%
26	City CHS	Pittsburgh, PA	City CHS	High	594	88.6%
27	Woodland Hills HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	High	1,006	66.1%
28	Brentwood SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	High	331	60.4%
29	Baldwin SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	High	1,657	60.4%
30	Keystone Oaks HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	High	539	52.9%
31	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	High	763	38.0%
32	Riverview JSHS	Oakmont, PA	Riverview SD	High	441	36.5%
33	Chartiers Valley HS	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	High	1,029	36.0%
34	Shaler Area HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	High	1,160	35.3%
35	Deer Lakes HS	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	High	581	34.8%
36	Plum SHS	Plum, PA	Plum Borough SD	High	1,220	31.8%
37	West Allegheny SHS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	High	1,031	31.6%
38	North Hills HS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	High	1,443	30.3%
39	South Park SHS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	High	553	30.0%
40	Montour HS	Mc Kees Rocks, PA	Montour SD	High	1,004	29.9%
41	Moon Area SHS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	High	1,211	29.2%
42	Quaker Valley HS	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	550	24.5%
43	Thomas Jefferson HS	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	1,041	23.9%
44	Fox Chapel Area HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	1,360	22.6%
45	Bethel Park HS	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	High	1,244	21.5%
46	Avonworth HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	High	579	21.2%
47	Hampton HS	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	19.4%
48	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772	18.7%
49	South Fayette HS	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	1,143	16.0%
50	Upper Saint Clair HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	1,269	14.3%

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