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The highest-poverty public high schools in Pennsylvania · page 6

Ranks 251300 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
251The Workshop SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh21488.3%
252Franklin Area JSHSFranklin, PAFranklin Area SDHigh94287.0%
253Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area HSNorristown, PANorristown Area SDHigh18086.1%
254Imhotep Institute CHSPhiladelphia, PAImhotep Institute CHSHigh60383.4%
255Franklin LCPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh91883.2%
256West Philadelphia HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh71882.6%
257Williams Valley JSHSTower City, PAWilliams Valley SDHigh43379.9%
258Strawberry Mansion HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh30979.3%
259Perseus House CS of ExcellenceErie, PAPerseus House CS of ExcellenceHigh62778.1%
260Monessen SHSMonessen, PAMonessen City SDHigh19377.7%
261Weatherly Area HSWeatherly, PAWeatherly Area SDHigh12576.8%
262Bristol HSBristol, PABristol Borough SDHigh31876.4%
263Oswayo Valley JSHSShinglehouse, PAOswayo Valley SDHigh14074.3%
264Innovative Arts Academy CSCatasauqua, PAInnovative Arts Academy CSHigh47770.6%
265Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHSConfluence, PATurkeyfoot Valley Area SDHigh11468.4%
266Hanover SHSHanover, PAHanover Public SDHigh57866.6%
267Woodland Hills HSPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SDHigh1,00666.1%
268Carbondale Area JSHSCarbondale, PACarbondale Area SDHigh73665.9%
269Titusville High SchoolTitusville, PATitusville Area SDHigh56565.5%
270New Day CSHuntingdon, PANew Day CSHigh13964.7%
271Susquehanna Twp HSHarrisburg, PASusquehanna Township SDHigh76764.7%
272Liberty HSBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDHigh2,54164.3%
273Mifflin Co JHSLewistown, PAMifflin County SDHigh67863.6%
274Tunkhannock HSTunkhannock, PATunkhannock Area SDHigh81463.3%
275Clarion Area JSHSClarion, PAClarion Area SDHigh42662.2%
276Northern Potter JSHSUlysses, PANorthern Potter SDHigh21962.1%
277Otto-Eldred JSHSDuke Center, PAOtto-Eldred SDHigh27361.5%
278Jim Thorpe Area HSJim Thorpe, PAJim Thorpe Area SDHigh49061.4%
279Chichester SHSBoothwyn, PAChichester SDHigh98160.9%
280Brentwood SHSPittsburgh, PABrentwood Borough SDHigh33160.4%
281Chambersburg Area SHSChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDHigh2,31960.4%
282Baldwin SHSPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDHigh1,65760.4%
283Everett Area HSEverett, PAEverett Area SDHigh39360.3%
284Pottsville Area HSPottsville, PAPottsville Area SDHigh97659.7%
285South Williamsport Area JSHSSouth Williamsport, PASouth Williamsport Area SDHigh47859.6%
286Williamsport Area SHSWilliamsport, PAWilliamsport Area SDHigh1,46259.4%
287Mountain View JSHSKingsley, PAMountain View SDHigh41058.8%
288Chestnut Ridge SHSNew Paris, PAChestnut Ridge SDHigh47058.3%
289Forbes Road JSHSWaterfall, PAForbes Road SDHigh15858.2%
290Juniata SHSMifflintown, PAJuniata County SDHigh48557.9%
291Tamaqua Area SHSTamaqua, PATamaqua Area SDHigh61357.4%
292Penns Manor Area JSHSClymer, PAPenns Manor Area SDHigh37157.1%
293North Schuylkill JSHSAshland, PANorth Schuylkill SDHigh1,00356.9%
294Fort LeBoeuf SHSWaterford, PAFort LeBoeuf SDHigh65256.4%
295Leechburg Area HSLeechburg, PALeechburg Area SDHigh17755.9%
296Allegheny-Clarion Valley HSFoxburg, PAAllegheny-Clarion Valley SDHigh26955.4%
297Cambridge Springs JSHSCambridge Springs, PAPenncrest SDHigh34555.4%
298Northern Cambria HSNorthern Cambria, PANorthern Cambria SDHigh26255.3%
299North East High SchoolNorth East, PANorth East SDHigh52155.1%
300Waynesburg Central JSHSWaynesburg, PACentral Greene SDHigh66155.1%
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