📍 10 Lynch Blvd, Oil City, Venango County, 16301
Oil City SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oil City, Venango County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oil City Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oil City SHS enrolls 603 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4% Black or African American and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 554 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 603 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 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.
Oil City SHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 21, state house district 64.
Oil City SHS is one of 5 schools in Oil City Area SD, based in Oil City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,932 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 603 students, Oil City SHS is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote