📍 309 Collins Drive, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15235
Penn Hills SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 1,107 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn Hills SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. 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.
Penn Hills SHS enrolls 1,107 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 22% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 771 | 70% |
| White | 245 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
973 of the school's 1,107 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 973 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.
Penn Hills SHS 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 32.
Penn Hills SHS is one of 3 schools in Penn Hills SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,953 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,107 students, Penn Hills SHS is close to the district average of about 984 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large