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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Pennsylvania

2,618 public schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy leads the list at 47.4:1, against a median of 13.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

2,618

Pennsylvania

Top Students/teacher

47.4:1

Median Students/teacher

13.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	High	379	47.4:1
2	Deep Roots CS	Philadelphia, PA	Deep Roots CS	Elementary	354	35.4:1
3	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,225	35.1:1
4	Parkway Center City Middle College	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	436	32.8:1
5	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	643	31.6:1
6	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	532	31.1:1
7	Science Leadership Academy MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	Middle	353	30.5:1
8	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	Connellsville, PA	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	High	592	27.9:1
9	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	3,463	27.8:1
10	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	851	27.8:1
11	Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	599	26.7:1
12	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,329	26.5:1
13	Science Leadership Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	502	25.5:1
14	Bodine William W HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	489	25.2:1
15	Masterman Julia R Sec Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,183	24.8:1
16	Global Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS	Elementary	692	23.9:1
17	Wilkes-Barre Area HS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569	23.4:1
18	Rowland Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	353	23.4:1
19	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	Philadelphia, PA	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	Elementary	565	22.6:1
20	YouthBuild Phila CS	Philadelphia, PA	Youth Build Phila CS	High	271	22.6:1
21	West Phila. Achievement CES	Philadelphia, PA	West Phila. Achievement CES	Elementary	654	22.6:1
22	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	Elementary	586	22.5:1
23	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	High	603	22.3:1
24	Ambridge Area HS	Ambridge, PA	Ambridge Area SD	High	705	22.2:1
25	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	421	22.1:1
26	Laboratory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Laboratory CS	Elementary	461	21.9:1
27	Maple Manor El/MS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Middle	1,092	21.9:1
28	Gamp	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	634	21.7:1
29	Northwest Area Primary Sch	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	215	21.5:1
30	Shikellamy HS	Sunbury, PA	Shikellamy SD	High	855	21.5:1
31	Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	High	706	21.5:1
32	Kiski Area HS	Vandergrift, PA	Kiski Area SD	High	1,075	21.2:1
33	G A R MS	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	1,101	21.1:1
34	Avonworth MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	Middle	446	21.0:1
35	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,472	21.0:1
36	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	718	20.9:1
37	Olney HS	Philadephia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,168	20.9:1
38	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	284	20.9:1
39	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Mountain Top, PA	Crestwood SD	High	1,379	20.8:1
40	Solomon/Plains MS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	758	20.6:1
41	Whitehall El Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Elementary	669	20.6:1
42	R.A. Lutz El Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Elementary	1,060	20.6:1
43	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	Elementary	3,782	20.6:1
44	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	371	20.5:1
45	Parkway Northwest	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	238	20.3:1
46	Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch	Coal Township, PA	Shamokin Area SD	Middle	308	20.3:1
47	Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,815	20.2:1
48	Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Middle	533	20.1:1
49	Dodson El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	522	20.1:1
50	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	3,074	20.1:1

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