See How NH Fared In New Ranking Of Pgh.'s Best School Districts

ROSS AND WEST VIEW, PA — Pittsburgh-based data analysis company Niche has released its 2024 Best Schools and Districts rankings that include 390 Pennsylvania school districts among the rankings of 12,192 school districts nationwide.

The Niche.com rankings, which have come out for the past nine years, compare K-12 schools and districts across the United States. The website combines input from current students, alumni and parents with hard data from sources including the U.S. Department of Education.

Niche also ranked 94,058 public schools and 30,809 private schools. The platform said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet. It also includes a list of the best high schools by state,

Here are the 15 best school districts in the Pittsburgh area, according to Niche. The districts' state rankings and listed parenthetically.

1. North Allegheny (3)

2. Mt. Lebanon (5)

3. Upper St. Clair (6)

4. Fox Chapel (7)

5. South Fayette (8)

6. Hampton (17)

7. Peters (19)

8. Quaker Valley (25)

9. Montour (29)

10. Franklin-Regional (34)

11. Pine-Richland (49)

12. Moon (51)

13. North Hills (59)

14. Seneca Valley (71)

15. Canon-McMillan (72)

Niche also recently ranked the top high schools in the Pittsburgh area.