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The highest-poverty public high schools in Pennsylvania · page 5

Ranks 201250 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
201Erie HSErie, PAErie City SDHigh2,50196.6%
202Carmichaels Area HSCarmichaels, PACarmichaels Area SDHigh29396.6%
203Farrell Area HS/UMSFarrell, PAFarrell Area SDHigh28196.4%
204Union City HSUnion City, PAUnion City Area SDHigh30496.4%
205Shenango HSNew Castle, PAShenango Area SDHigh44996.2%
206Wilkes-Barre Area HSPlains, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDHigh2,56996.1%
207Multicultural Academy CSPhiladelphia, PAMulticultural Academy CSHigh25496.1%
208Mastery CHS-Lenfest CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CHS-Lenfest CampusHigh66096.1%
209South Philadelphia HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh68496.1%
210Northern Lehigh SHSSlatington, PANorthern Lehigh SDHigh50295.8%
211Northgate MSHSPittsburgh, PANorthgate SDHigh47695.8%
212William Penn SHSYork, PAYork City SDHigh1,68195.7%
213Cornell HSCoraopolis, PACornell SDHigh25295.6%
214Windber Area HSWindber, PAWindber Area SDHigh33795.5%
215Hazleton Area HSHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SDHigh4,07195.4%
216Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical SchoolReynoldsville, PAJefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical SchoolHigh58795.4%
217Franklin Benjamin HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh57095.3%
218Bodine William W HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh48994.9%
219Sayre William L MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh44794.9%
220Reynolds JSHSGreenville, PAReynolds SDHigh42694.8%
221National Constitution Center HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh42194.8%
222Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CSHigh32594.8%
223Frankford HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh90794.7%
224YouthBuild Phila CSPhiladelphia, PAYouth Build Phila CSHigh27194.5%
225Northeast HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh3,46394.3%
226Lawrence County Career and Technical CenterNew Castle, PALawrence County Career and Technical CenterHigh41894.0%
227Commodore Perry JSHSHadley, PACommodore Perry SDHigh20293.6%
228Pittsburgh Allderdice HSPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh1,38693.4%
229Greater Johnstown SHSJohnstown, PAGreater Johnstown SDHigh91793.3%
230Harrisburg HS - SciTech CmpHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDHigh34793.1%
231Freire CSPhiladelphia, PAFreire CSHigh1,02493.1%
232Brownsville Area HSBrownsville, PABrownsville Area SDHigh45793.0%
233Furness Horace HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh89691.7%
234Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HSClaysburg, PAClaysburg-Kimmel SDHigh26691.7%
235Parkway NorthwestPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh23891.6%
236STEM at ShowalterChester, PAChester-Upland SDHigh47791.4%
237GampPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh63491.0%
238TECH Freire CSPhiladelphia, PATECH Freire CSHigh54190.8%
239Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh65190.3%
240Edison HS/Fareira SkillsPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh98390.2%
241Bartram John - MainPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh58390.2%
242Sullivan Co JSHSLaporte, PASullivan County SDHigh31489.5%
243Hill Freedman World AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh64089.4%
244Phoenix AcademyLancaster, PALancaster SDHigh30589.2%
245McCaskey CampusLancaster, PALancaster SDHigh2,60089.0%
246Lincoln HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh2,47289.0%
247Overbrook HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh44088.9%
248Center for Student Learning CS at PennsburyLevittown, PACenter for Student Learning CS at PennsburyHigh17088.8%
249City CHSPittsburgh, PACity CHSHigh59488.6%
250Jeannette HSJeannette, PAJeannette City SDHigh40588.4%
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