📍 4345 State Route 136, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, 15601
Hempfield Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greensburg, Westmoreland County. The school has 1,661 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hempfield Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 100.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hempfield Area SHS enrolls 1,661 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 100.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.5% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,550 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 24 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 13 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 1,661 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 382 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Hempfield Area SHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 57.
Hempfield Area SHS is one of 9 schools in Hempfield Area SD, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,062 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,661 students, Hempfield Area SHS is larger than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe