📍 1600 Sans Souci Pkwy, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, 18706
Hanover Area JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hanover Township, Luzerne County. The school has 930 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hanover Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hanover Area JSHS enrolls 930 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 553 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
777 of the school's 930 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 777 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.
Hanover Area JSHS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 14, state house district 121.
Hanover Area JSHS is one of 5 schools in Hanover Area SD, based in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,233 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 930 students, Hanover Area JSHS is larger than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large