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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Pennsylvania, drawn from 601 qualifying public high schools. Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy leads the list at 47.4:1, against a median of 13.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

601

Pennsylvania

Top Students/teacher

47.4:1

Median Students/teacher

13.9:1

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	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,225	35.1:1
3	Parkway Center City Middle College	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	436	32.8:1
4	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	643	31.6:1
5	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	532	31.1:1
6	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	Connellsville, PA	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	High	592	27.9:1
7	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	3,463	27.8:1
8	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	851	27.8:1
9	Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	599	26.7:1
10	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,329	26.5:1
11	Science Leadership Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	502	25.5:1
12	Bodine William W HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	489	25.2:1
13	Masterman Julia R Sec Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,183	24.8:1
14	Wilkes-Barre Area HS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569	23.4:1
15	YouthBuild Phila CS	Philadelphia, PA	Youth Build Phila CS	High	271	22.6:1
16	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	High	603	22.3:1
17	Ambridge Area HS	Ambridge, PA	Ambridge Area SD	High	705	22.2:1
18	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	421	22.1:1
19	Gamp	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	634	21.7:1
20	Shikellamy HS	Sunbury, PA	Shikellamy SD	High	855	21.5:1
21	Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	High	706	21.5:1
22	Kiski Area HS	Vandergrift, PA	Kiski Area SD	High	1,075	21.2:1
23	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,472	21.0:1
24	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	718	20.9:1
25	Olney HS	Philadephia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	1,168	20.9:1
26	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	284	20.9:1
27	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Mountain Top, PA	Crestwood SD	High	1,379	20.8:1
28	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	371	20.5:1
29	Parkway Northwest	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	238	20.3:1
30	Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,815	20.2:1
31	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	3,074	20.1:1
32	Reading SHS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	High	4,879	19.7:1
33	Furness Horace HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	896	19.7:1
34	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	918	19.6:1
35	Robeson HS for Human Services	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	266	19.5:1
36	Overbrook HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	440	19.3:1
37	Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	805	19.1:1
38	Hazleton Area HS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071	19.0:1
39	The Linc	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	223	18.9:1
40	Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville, PA	Pleasant Valley SD	High	1,276	18.8:1
41	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	High	1,049	18.7:1
42	Perseus House CS of Excellence	Erie, PA	Perseus House CS of Excellence	High	627	18.7:1
43	Saul W B Agricultural School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	417	18.4:1
44	West Allegheny SHS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	High	1,031	18.2:1
45	Pittston Area SHS	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	High	1,055	18.2:1
46	Harrisburg HS	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	1,343	18.1:1
47	Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	High	698	18.0:1
48	Governor Mifflin SHS	Shillington, PA	Governor Mifflin SD	High	1,425	17.9:1
49	Cumberland Valley HS	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	High	3,163	17.9:1
50	Neshaminy HS	Langhorne, PA	Neshaminy SD	High	2,916	17.8:1

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