📍 900 Elicker Rd, Plum, Allegheny County, 15239
Plum SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plum, Allegheny County. The school has 1,226 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plum Borough SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plum SHS enrolls 1,226 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.4% Black or African American and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,066 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 1,226 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Plum SHS 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 45, state house district 32.
Plum SHS is one of 5 schools in Plum Borough SD, based in Plum, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,556 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,226 students, Plum SHS is larger than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large