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Shenango High School is a public high school located in New Castle, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 468 students. The school is part of the New Castle Area School District, which is ranked 85 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Shenango High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with rankings ranging from 9th to 142nd out of hundreds of schools over the past decade. The school's PSSA and Keystone Exam scores are generally higher than the state averages, particularly in science and English language arts. For example, in 2022-2023, 80.3% of Shenango students were proficient or better in PSSA Science, compared to the state average of 65.6%. Shenango High School also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.8% to 95.1% over the past five years, consistently outperforming the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate is very low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.4% over the same period, significantly lower than the state average.
While Shenango High School has a predominantly white student population, with over 93% of students identifying as white, this is in contrast to some of the nearby schools, such as Beaver Falls Area Senior High School and New Castle Senior High School, which have more diverse student populations. Shenango High School's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $15,548 to $28,923 per student, which is generally higher than the spending per student at some of the nearby schools, such as Wilmington Area High School ($16,173) and Mohawk Senior High School ($17,425). Additionally, Shenango High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.1 to 13.2 over the past three years, lower than the student-teacher ratios of some nearby schools.
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