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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania schools in decline

Pennsylvania public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-71%
Pittsburgh Linden K-5
Range
-71% to -41%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 PA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Pittsburgh Linden K-5PITTSBURGHPittsburgh SD31791-71.3%
Universal Vare CSPHILADELPHIAUniversal Vare CS372107-71.2%
Conwell Russell Middle SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD405119-70.6%
Lebanon Intermediate SchoolLEBANONLebanon SD1,053380-63.9%
Wilmington Area Upper Elementary SchoolNEW WILMINGTONWilmington Area SD355142-60.0%
Heston Edward SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD562245-56.4%
AMY at MartinPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD421185-56.1%
Ephrata Middle SchoolEPHRATAEphrata Area SD1,322601-54.5%
Donegal Elementary SchoolJONES MILLSMount Pleasant Area SD20092-54.0%
Middle Years AlternativePHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD271128-52.8%
Jackson Elementary SchoolJOHNSTOWNCentral Cambria SD219105-52.1%
Parkway WestPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD310149-51.9%
Rowland AcademyHARRISBURGHarrisburg City SD733353-51.8%
Motivation High SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD405199-50.9%
Amy NwPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD305150-50.8%
Welsh John SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD372185-50.3%
Allen Middle SchoolCAMP HILLWest Shore SD539272-49.5%
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5PITTSBURGHPittsburgh SD408206-49.5%
Propel CS-PitcairnPITTSBURGHPropel CS-Pitcairn360182-49.4%
Youngsville Elementary SchoolYOUNGSVILLEWarren County SD524267-49.0%
Comegys Benjamin B SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD493252-48.9%
McCloskey John F SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD439228-48.1%
Willard Frances E SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD722377-47.8%
Kelley William D SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD402211-47.5%
Sullivan James J SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD710373-47.5%
HOPE for Hyndman Charter SchoolHYNDMANHOPE for Hyndman CS230121-47.4%
Connellsville Area SHSCONNELLSVILLEConnellsville Area SD1,251667-46.7%
Redbank Valley Intrmd SchoolHAWTHORNRedbank Valley SD369200-45.8%
McDaniel Delaplaine SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD422229-45.7%
West Branch Area High SchoolMORRISDALEWest Branch Area SD489269-45.0%
Kelly John B SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD663365-44.9%
Mitchell Elementary SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD511283-44.6%
Elkin Lewis SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD811455-43.9%
Shade JSHSCAIRNBROOKShade-Central City SD219123-43.8%
Lamberton Robert E SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD607341-43.8%
Girard Stephen SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD526296-43.7%
Laurel High SchoolNEW CASTLELaurel SD550313-43.1%
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary SchoolALTOONAAltoona Area SD610349-42.8%
Hereford Elementary SchoolHEREFORDUpper Perkiomen SD876504-42.5%
Morton Thomas G SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD618356-42.4%
Juniata Elementary SchoolDUBOISDuBois Area SD453261-42.4%
Kearny Gen Philip SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD328189-42.4%
Marlborough Elementary SchoolGREEN LANEUpper Perkiomen SD709409-42.3%
Richmond SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD606351-42.1%
Peirce Thomas M SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD466270-42.1%
Trinity South Elementary SchoolWASHINGTONTrinity Area SD275160-41.8%
Washington Martha SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD350204-41.7%
Liberty-Curtin Elementary SchoolBLANCHARDKeystone Central SD259151-41.7%
Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8PITTSBURGHPittsburgh SD312183-41.3%
Wagner Gen Louis Middle SchoolPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD502296-41.0%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-pa.csv

How this list was built

Every Pennsylvania public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Pennsylvania schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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