📍 201 Eberly Drive, Shippensburg, Franklin County, 17257
Shippensburg Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shippensburg, Franklin County. The school has 1,138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shippensburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 67.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. 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.
Shippensburg Area SHS enrolls 1,138 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 67.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 895 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 7.7% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 47 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
527 of the school's 1,138 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 475 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Shippensburg Area SHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 33, state house district 89.
Shippensburg Area SHS is one of 6 schools in Shippensburg Area SD, based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,638 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,138 students, Shippensburg Area SHS is larger than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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