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The highest-poverty public schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 18 qualifying public schools. Berwick Area HS leads the list at 104%, against a median of 47.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

104%

Median % FRL

47.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Berwick Area HS	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	High	692	104%
2	West Berwick El Sch	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	487	101%
3	L R Appleman El Sch	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	Elementary	308	99.0%
4	Benton Area HS	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	High	200	98.5%
5	Benton Area MS	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	Middle	100	97.0%
6	Memorial El Sch	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	Elementary	405	66.9%
7	Millville Area Elementary School	Millville, PA	Millville Area SD	Elementary	291	56.0%
8	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	Bloomsburg, PA	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	High	609	53.0%
9	Bloomsburg Area MS	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	Middle	380	50.0%
10	Bloomsburg Area HS	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	High	362	45.3%
11	Millville Area JSHS	Millville, PA	Millville Area SD	High	234	44.0%
12	Central Columbia El Sch	Bloomsburg, PA	Central Columbia SD	Elementary	705	38.3%
13	Southern Columbia MS	Catawissa, PA	Southern Columbia Area SD	Middle	367	38.1%
14	Central Columbia MS	Bloomsburg, PA	Central Columbia SD	Middle	587	37.8%
15	Hartman El Ctr	Catawissa, PA	Southern Columbia Area SD	Elementary	480	36.0%
16	W W Evans Memorial El Sch	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	Elementary	250	32.8%
17	Central Columbia SHS	Bloomsburg, PA	Central Columbia SD	High	601	29.0%
18	Southern Columbia HS	Catawissa, PA	Southern Columbia Area SD	High	348	27.6%

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