📍 16th Street & Elk Avenue, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, 17901
Pottsville Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. The school has 898 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pottsville Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pottsville Area HS enrolls 898 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 724 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
512 of the school's 898 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 471 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Pottsville Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 29, state house district 125.
Pottsville Area HS is one of 3 schools in Pottsville Area SD, based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,589 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 898 students, Pottsville Area HS is close to the district average of about 863 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant