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Sharpsville Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 357 students in Sharpsville Area School District.
Public High School in Sharpsville Area School District have an average reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the Pennsylvania public high schools of 58%).
Public High School in Sharpsville Area School District have a Graduation Rate of 95%, which is more than the Pennsylvania average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Sharpsville Area Sr. High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Pennsylvania or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public high school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
787 Schools
# Students
1,017 Students
640,098 Students
# Teachers
87 Teachers
45,744 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Sharpsville Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#274 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,205 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
26,939 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
90,652 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
14%
# Black Students
29 Students
97,744 Students
% Black Students
3%
15%
# White Students
897 Students
395,209 Students
% White Students
88%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
592 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
55 Students
28,477 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
97
# Students in K Grade:
83
5,060
# Students in 1st Grade:
71
5,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
62
5,895
# Students in 3rd Grade:
73
6,052
# Students in 4th Grade:
63
6,352
# Students in 5th Grade:
72
7,059
# Students in 6th Grade:
72
10,250
# Students in 7th Grade:
85
25,419
# Students in 8th Grade:
79
28,519
# Students in 9th Grade:
99
144,630
# Students in 10th Grade:
81
138,280
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
128,525
# Students in 12th Grade:
83
128,302
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,004 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,826 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,004
$23,649
Spending / Student
$20,826
$23,073
Best Sharpsville Area School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sharpsville Area Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
301 Blue Devil Way
Sharpsville, PA 16150
(724) 962-7861
Sharpsville, PA 16150
(724) 962-7861
Grades: 9-12
| 357 students
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