📍 1100 Fowler Ave, Berwick, Columbia County, 18603
Berwick Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Berwick, Columbia County. The school has 782 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berwick Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berwick Area HS enrolls 782 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 637 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
782 of the school's 782 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 782 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Berwick Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 109.
Berwick Area HS is one of 5 schools in Berwick Area SD, based in Berwick, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,559 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 782 students, Berwick Area HS is larger than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant