📍 1403 Hill St, Ridgway, Elk County, 15853
Ridgway Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ridgway, Elk County. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ridgway Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 85% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgway Area HS enrolls 212 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.9% Two or more races and 1.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 201 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 212 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgway Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 25, state house district 75.
Ridgway Area HS is one of 3 schools in Ridgway Area SD, based in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. The district serves 781 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 212 students, Ridgway Area HS is smaller than the district average of about 260 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote