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The highest-poverty public high schools in Pennsylvania · page 7

Ranks 301350 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
301Troy Area JSHSTroy, PATroy Area SDHigh66055.0%
302Pequea Valley HSKinzers, PAPequea Valley SDHigh45155.0%
303Forest City Regional HSForest City, PAForest City Regional SDHigh34854.9%
304Shippensburg Area SHSShippensburg, PAShippensburg Area SDHigh1,09754.9%
305Mifflin Co HSLewistown, PAMifflin County SDHigh1,03254.8%
306Punxsutawney Area HSPunxsutawney, PAPunxsutawney Area SDHigh81054.7%
307Greenville JSHSGreenville, PAGreenville Area SDHigh61054.1%
308Juniata Valley JSHSAlexandria, PAJuniata Valley SDHigh37454.0%
309Pittston Area SHSPittston, PAPittston Area SDHigh1,05553.9%
310West Middlesex Area JSHSWest Middlesex, PAWest Middlesex Area SDHigh33253.9%
311Ridley HSFolsom, PARidley SDHigh1,82553.5%
312East Stroudsburg SHS NorthDingmans Ferry, PAEast Stroudsburg Area SDHigh91753.4%
313Freedom Area SHSFreedom, PAFreedom Area SDHigh36653.3%
314Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MSThree Springs, PASouthern Huntingdon County SDHigh59553.3%
315Montgomery JSHSMontgomery, PAMontgomery Area SDHigh41753.2%
316Freedom HSBethlehem, PABethlehem Area SDHigh1,79253.2%
317West York Area HSYork, PAWest York Area SDHigh85153.1%
318Interboro SHSProspect Park, PAInterboro SDHigh1,07953.1%
319Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical SchoolBloomsburg, PAColumbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical SchoolHigh60953.0%
320Southmoreland SHSAlverton, PASouthmoreland SDHigh56653.0%
321Williamsburg Community JSHSWilliamsburg, PAWilliamsburg Community SDHigh21753.0%
322Wilson Area HSEaston, PAWilson Area SDHigh70952.9%
323Lakeview Middle-HSStoneboro, PALakeview SDHigh45252.9%
324Keystone Oaks HSPittsburgh, PAKeystone Oaks SDHigh53952.9%
325Milton HSMilton, PAMilton Area SDHigh60852.5%
326North Penn-Mansfield JSHSMansfield, PASouthern Tioga SDHigh54452.4%
327Marion Center Area JR/SR HSMarion Center, PAMarion Center Area SDHigh55052.2%
328York County School of TechnologyYork, PAYork County School of TechnologyHigh1,61552.1%
329Jefferson-Morgan MS/HSJefferson, PAJefferson-Morgan SDHigh38352.0%
330Somerset Area Jr-Sr HSSomerset, PASomerset Area SDHigh1,05451.9%
331Stroudsburg JHSStroudsburg, PAStroudsburg Area SDHigh72151.9%
332Cambria Heights SHSPatton, PACambria Heights SDHigh41951.8%
333Northeast Bradford JSHSRome, PANortheast Bradford SDHigh31351.8%
334Lehighton Area HSLehighton, PALehighton Area SDHigh63051.7%
335Upper Merion Area HSKing of Prussia, PAUpper Merion Area SDHigh1,32651.4%
336Bedford SHSBedford, PABedford Area SDHigh49551.3%
337Kennett High SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SDHigh1,18451.2%
338Seneca HSErie, PAWattsburg Area SDHigh38351.2%
339Tyrone Area HSTyrone, PATyrone Area SDHigh50351.1%
340Smethport Area JSHSSmethport, PASmethport Area SDHigh34551.0%
341North Penn-Liberty JSHSLiberty, PASouthern Tioga SDHigh24751.0%
342Avella Area JSHSAvella, PAAvella Area SDHigh22850.9%
343Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDHigh1,39250.8%
344Middletown Area HSMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SDHigh70250.7%
345Bangor Area HSBangor, PABangor Area SDHigh88350.6%
346Lincoln JSHSEllwood City, PAEllwood City Area SDHigh68250.6%
347Fort Cherry JSHSMc Donald, PAFort Cherry SDHigh45750.5%
348Homer-Center JSHSHomer City, PAHomer-Center SDHigh39250.5%
349East Stroudsburg SHS SouthEast Stroudsburg, PAEast Stroudsburg Area SDHigh1,35950.5%
350Ephrata SHSEphrata, PAEphrata Area SDHigh1,34750.3%
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