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The highest-poverty public high schools in Pennsylvania · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	Purchase Line JSHS	Commodore, PA	Purchase Line SD	High	363	104%
52	Cowanesque Valley JSHS	Westfield, PA	Northern Tioga SD	High	365	104%
53	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	High	1,049	104%
54	Clearfield Area JSHS	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield Area SD	High	1,008	104%
55	Northwestern SHS	Albion, PA	Northwestern SD	High	398	104%
56	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	573	104%
57	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	High	747	104%
58	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	High	407	103%
59	Coatesville Area SHS	Coatesville, PA	Coatesville Area SD	High	1,366	103%
60	Minersville Area JSHS	Pottsville, PA	Minersville Area SD	High	481	103%
61	Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	High	698	103%
62	Easton Area HS	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	High	2,778	103%
63	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	371	103%
64	West Perry SHS	Elliottsburg, PA	West Perry SD	High	645	103%
65	Pittsburgh Brashear HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	897	103%
66	Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	High	379	103%
67	Lebanon SHS	Lebanon, PA	Lebanon SD	High	1,393	103%
68	Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	Exeter, PA	Wyoming Area SD	High	929	103%
69	Morrisville HS	Morrisville, PA	Morrisville Borough SD	High	405	103%
70	Union HS	Rimersburg, PA	Union SD	High	287	102%
71	Rochester High School	Rochester, PA	Rochester Area SD	High	222	102%
72	Roxborough HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	613	102%
73	La Academia Partnership CS	Lancaster, PA	La Academia Partnership CS	High	196	102%
74	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	High	672	102%
75	Whitehall HS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	High	1,462	102%
76	DuBois Area SHS	DuBois, PA	DuBois Area SD	High	893	102%
77	Redbank Valley HS	New Bethlehem, PA	Redbank Valley SD	High	539	102%
78	Oxford Area High School	Oxford, PA	Oxford Area SD	High	1,089	102%
79	Glendale JSHS	Flinton, PA	Glendale SD	High	340	102%
80	South Allegheny HS	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	High	464	102%
81	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	643	102%
82	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,573	102%
83	Blacklick Valley JSHS	Nanty Glo, PA	Blacklick Valley SD	High	268	102%
84	Wyoming Valley West SHS	Plymouth, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	High	1,362	101%
85	Masterman Julia R Sec Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,183	101%
86	The Linc	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	223	101%
87	Sharon HS	Sharon, PA	Sharon City SD	High	532	101%
88	Conneaut Area Senior High	Linesville, PA	Conneaut SD	High	564	101%
89	Youngsville MS/HS	Youngsville, PA	Warren County SD	High	355	101%
90	Williamson SHS	Tioga, PA	Northern Tioga SD	High	543	101%
91	Pottstown HS	Pottstown, PA	Pottstown SD	High	911	101%
92	Montrose Area JSHS	Montrose, PA	Montrose Area SD	High	565	101%
93	Upper Darby SHS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	High	4,187	101%
94	Sayre Area HS	Sayre, PA	Sayre Area SD	High	396	101%
95	Norristown Area HS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	High	2,256	101%
96	Cochranton JSHS	Cochranton, PA	Crawford Central SD	High	341	101%
97	St Marys Area SHS	Saint Marys, PA	Saint Marys Area SD	High	572	101%
98	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	High	632	101%
99	Washington HS	Washington, PA	Washington SD	High	387	101%
100	Kensington HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	458	101%

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