Best high schools in the Pittsburgh metro area

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- School type: Public School
- Location: Penn-Trafford School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,263 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#25. Penn Trafford High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Moon Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,218 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#24. Moon Senior High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 440 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#23. Trinity Christian School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 200 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#22. Bishop Canevin High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Cranberry Township, PA
- Enrollment: 202 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#21. North Catholic High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA
- Enrollment: 1,362 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#20. Allderdice High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Gibsonia, PA
- Enrollment: 557 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#19. Aquinas Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
- Enrollment: 481 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#18. Seton LaSalle Catholic High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Quaker Valley School District, PA
- Enrollment: 581 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#17. Quaker Valley High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Hampton Township School District, PA
- Enrollment: 900 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#16. Hampton High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 385 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#15. Oakland Catholic High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Pine-Richland School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,413 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#14. Pine-Richland High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 42 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#13. The University School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Franklin Regional School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,119 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#12. Franklin Regional Senior High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Peters Township School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,226 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#11. Peters Township High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 701 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#10. Central Catholic High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: South Fayette Township School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,074 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#9. South Fayette Township High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Fox Chapel Area School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,283 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#8. Fox Chapel Area High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Upper St. Clair School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,288 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#7. Upper St. Clair High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Mt. Lebanon School District, PA
- Enrollment: 1,840 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#6. Mt. Lebanon Senior High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Sewickley, PA
- Enrollment: 493 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#5. Sewickley Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: North Allegheny School District, PA
- Enrollment: 2,666 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#4. North Allegheny High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 409 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#3. The Ellis School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 641 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#2. Winchester Thurston School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Enrollment: 1,260 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.

#1. Shady Side Academy
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