High Schools in Penn Hills School District

The Penn Hills School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Penn Hills Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Penn Hills Senior High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average, with only 3.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, 21.9% in Biology, and 27.2% in Literature, compared to state averages of 41.6%, 50.5%, and 63.2%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.5% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.6% is relatively low.

Despite the district's relatively high per-student spending of $39,488, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains poor. This suggests that the school is facing significant socioeconomic challenges, with 87.9% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17.6 is slightly higher than the state average, which may also contribute to the academic struggles. Overall, the data indicates that Penn Hills Senior High School is in need of comprehensive strategies and additional resources to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education to its students.