📍 3325 Cherry St, Erie, Erie County, 16508
Erie HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Erie, Erie County. The school has 2,317 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Erie City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 154.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 64%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Erie HS enrolls 2,317 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 154.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 36% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 971 | 42% |
| White | 832 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 346 | 15% |
| Asian | 87 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,317 of the school's 2,317 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,317 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.
Erie HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 49, state house district 2.
Erie HS is one of 15 schools in Erie City SD, based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The district serves 10,593 students district-wide and employs 798 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,317 students, Erie HS is larger than the district average of about 706 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small