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The largest public high schools in Pennsylvania

713 public high schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the largest public high schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Reading SHS leads the list at 4,879, against a median of 572 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

713

Pennsylvania

Top Students

4,879

Median Students

572

LARGEST · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Reading SHS	Reading, PA	Reading SD	High	4,879
2	Upper Darby SHS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	High	4,187
3	Hazleton Area HS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071
4	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	3,463
5	Parkland HS	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	High	3,279
6	North Penn SHS	Lansdale, PA	North Penn SD	High	3,165
7	Cumberland Valley HS	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cumberland Valley SD	High	3,163
8	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	3,074
9	Neshaminy HS	Langhorne, PA	Neshaminy SD	High	2,916
10	Pennsbury HS	Fairless Hills, PA	Pennsbury SD	High	2,847
11	Emmaus HS	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	High	2,842
12	Easton Area HS	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	High	2,778
13	North Allegheny HS	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711
14	Abington SHS	Abington, PA	Abington SD	High	2,692
15	Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 Ctr	Royersford, PA	Spring-Ford Area SD	High	2,629
16	McCaskey Campus	Lancaster, PA	Lancaster SD	High	2,600
17	Wilkes-Barre Area HS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569
18	Liberty HS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	High	2,541
19	Erie HS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	High	2,501
20	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,472
21	State College Area HS	State College, PA	State College Area SD	High	2,402
22	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	2,329
23	Chambersburg Area SHS	Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg Area SD	High	2,319
24	Seneca Valley HS	Harmony, PA	Seneca Valley SD	High	2,282
25	Hempfield SHS	Landisville, PA	Hempfield SD	High	2,281
26	Conestoga SHS	Berwyn, PA	Tredyffrin-Easttown SD	High	2,264
27	Norristown Area HS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	High	2,256
28	Altoona Area HS	Altoona, PA	Altoona Area SD	High	2,255
29	Bensalem Twp HS	Bensalem, PA	Bensalem Township SD	High	2,151
30	McDowell HS	Erie, PA	Millcreek Township SD	High	2,133
31	Wilson HS	West Lawn, PA	Wilson SD	High	2,133
32	Pennridge HS	Perkasie, PA	Pennridge SD	High	2,125
33	Souderton Area HS	Souderton, PA	Souderton Area SD	High	2,121
34	Boyertown Area SHS	Boyertown, PA	Boyertown Area SD	High	2,052
35	Dallastown Area SHS	Dallastown, PA	Dallastown Area SD	High	2,046
36	Haverford SHS	Havertown, PA	Haverford Township SD	High	1,994
37	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,966
38	Butler Area SHS	Butler, PA	Butler Area SD	High	1,956
39	Manheim Twp HS	Lancaster, PA	Manheim Township SD	High	1,953
40	Council Rock HS South	Holland, PA	Council Rock SD	High	1,921
41	Louis E Dieruff HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	1,914
42	Northampton Area HS	Northampton, PA	Northampton Area SD	High	1,866
43	Ridley HS	Folsom, PA	Ridley SD	High	1,825
44	Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,815
45	Owen J Roberts HS	Pottstown, PA	Owen J Roberts SD	High	1,810
46	Penn Manor HS	Millersville, PA	Penn Manor SD	High	1,807
47	Downingtown HS West Campus	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	1,796
48	Freedom HS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	High	1,792
49	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772
50	Central York HS	York, PA	Central York SD	High	1,756

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