📍 1978 East 4th, Pittsburg, Crawford County, 66762
Pittsburg High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pittsburg, Crawford County. The school has 1,017 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsburg school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pittsburg High enrolls 1,017 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 649 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 197 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 31 | 3% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
612 of the school's 1,017 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 545 qualify for free lunch and 67 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pittsburg High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 3.
Pittsburg High is one of 6 schools in Pittsburg, based in Pittsburg, Kansas. The district serves 3,377 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,017 students, Pittsburg High is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe