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Best Pennsylvania School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 750 top school districts in Pennsylvania, serving 1,668,648 students.
The most diverse district is Susquehanna Township School District, with a diversity score of 0.79.
The largest school district is Philadelphia City School District, serving 114,090 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is York County School Of Technology School District, with 99% graduation rate.

Top Pennsylvania School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
21st Century Cyber Charter School District
1,103
0.18
68%
A W Beattie Career Center School District
5
n/a
n/a
Abington Heights School District
3,448
0.28
95%
Abington School District
8,606
0.63
97%
Achievement House Charter School District
1,083
0.69
50%
Ad Prima Charter School District
578
0.12
n/a
Adams County Technical Institute School District
6
n/a
n/a
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School District
19
n/a
n/a
Agora Cyber Charter School District
4,432
0.67
51%
Albert Gallatin Area School District
2,971
0.18
90%
Aliquippa School District
892
0.5
87%
Allegheny Valley School District
886
0.21
92%
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District
590
0.07
90%
Allentown City School District
16,439
0.43
78%
Alliance For Progress Charter School District
634
0.11
n/a
Altoona Area School District
7,019
0.31
82%
Ambridge Area School District
2,177
0.41
87%
Annville-Cleona School District
1,474
0.41
92%
Antietam School District
1,173
0.57
87%
Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School District
710
0.08
n/a
Apollo-Ridge School District
1,103
0.15
92%
Armstrong School District
4,373
0.08
88%
Arts Academy Charter School District
276
0.67
n/a
Arts Academy Elementary Charter School District
445
0.53
n/a
Aspira Bilingual Cyber Charter School District
957
0.36
62%
Athens Area School District
2,042
0.18
87%
Austin Area School District
154
0.03
50%
Avella Area School District
471
0.06
90%
Avon Grove Charter School District
1,890
0.5
95%
Avon Grove School District
4,962
0.48
97%
Avonworth School District
1,973
0.24
95%
Baden Academy Charter School District
603
0.6
n/a
Bald Eagle Area School District
1,516
0.1
95%
Baldwin-Whitehall School District
4,463
0.55
95%
Bangor Area School District
2,747
0.33
92%
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