📍 4033 E Newport Rd, Kinzers, Lancaster County, 17535
Pequea Valley HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kinzers, Lancaster County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pequea Valley SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pequea Valley HS enrolls 443 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 443 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Pequea Valley HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 13, state house district 100.
Pequea Valley HS is one of 4 schools in Pequea Valley SD, based in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,307 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Pequea Valley HS is larger than the district average of about 327 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe