📍 900 Highland Avenue, Abington, Montgomery County, 19001
Abington SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Abington, Montgomery County. The school has 2,749 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Abington SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 161.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abington SHS enrolls 2,749 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 161.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,512 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 581 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 314 | 11% |
| Asian | 182 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 153 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
835 of the school's 2,749 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 801 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Abington SHS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-40, state senate district 4, state house district 153.
Abington SHS is one of 9 schools in Abington SD, based in Abington, Pennsylvania. The district serves 8,400 students district-wide and employs 592 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,749 students, Abington SHS is larger than the district average of about 933 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large