📍 3381 Route 130, Harrison City, Westmoreland County, 15636
Penn Trafford HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harrison City, Westmoreland County. The school has 1,263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn-Trafford SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 89% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Trafford HS enrolls 1,263 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 73 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.7% Two or more races and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,159 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 1,263 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Penn Trafford HS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 56.
Penn Trafford HS is one of 8 schools in Penn-Trafford SD, based in Harrison City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,789 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,263 students, Penn Trafford HS is larger than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large