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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 52 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Springdale JSHS leads the list at 7.0:1, against a median of 13.7:1 across the ranked schools.

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Best Students/teacher

7.0:1

Median Students/teacher

13.7:1

LOWEST RATIO · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Springdale JSHS	Springdale, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	High	421	7.0:1
2	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	281	8.9:1
3	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	573	10.2:1
4	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	High	325	10.3:1
5	Pittsburgh Perry HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	430	10.4:1
6	Cornell HS	Coraopolis, PA	Cornell SD	High	252	10.5:1
7	Pittsburgh Carrick HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	515	10.5:1
8	Avonworth HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	High	579	10.9:1
9	Pittsburgh Brashear HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	897	11.0:1
10	Brentwood SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	High	331	11.2:1
11	Quaker Valley HS	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	550	11.2:1
12	Shaler Area HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	High	1,160	11.5:1
13	Steel Valley SHS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	High	415	11.7:1
14	Riverview JSHS	Oakmont, PA	Riverview SD	High	441	11.9:1
15	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	High	407	12.3:1
16	Northgate MSHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Northgate SD	High	476	12.3:1
17	Sto-Rox JSHS	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	High	422	12.7:1
18	City CHS	Pittsburgh, PA	City CHS	High	594	12.8:1
19	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	Wilmerding, PA	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	High	282	12.8:1
20	Keystone Oaks HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	High	539	12.9:1
21	South Park SHS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	High	553	13.0:1
22	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	High	632	13.0:1
23	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	High	672	13.2:1
24	Upper Saint Clair HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	1,269	13.3:1
25	Bethel Park HS	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	High	1,244	13.6:1
26	North Hills HS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	High	1,443	13.7:1
27	Deer Lakes HS	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	High	581	13.7:1
28	Moon Area SHS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	High	1,211	13.8:1
29	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	678	13.9:1
30	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	618	13.9:1
31	Baldwin SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	High	1,657	14.0:1
32	West Mifflin Area HS	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	High	964	14.2:1
33	Pine-Richland HS	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	1,449	14.3:1
34	North Allegheny HS	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711	14.3:1
35	Hampton HS	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	14.3:1
36	Highlands SHS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	High	665	14.4:1
37	Fox Chapel Area HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	1,360	14.6:1
38	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772	14.7:1
39	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	High	1,152	14.7:1
40	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	High	763	14.7:1
41	Woodland Hills HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	High	1,006	14.8:1
42	South Fayette HS	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	1,143	14.8:1
43	Thomas Jefferson HS	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	1,041	15.0:1
44	South Allegheny HS	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	High	464	15.0:1
45	Pittsburgh Allderdice HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	1,386	15.8:1
46	Montour HS	Mc Kees Rocks, PA	Montour SD	High	1,004	15.8:1
47	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	840	16.3:1
48	Chartiers Valley HS	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	High	1,029	16.4:1
49	McKeesport Area SHS	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	High	966	17.1:1
50	Plum SHS	Plum, PA	Plum Borough SD	High	1,220	17.5:1

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