📍 2351 Route 981, Alverton, Westmoreland County, 15612
Southmoreland SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alverton, Westmoreland County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southmoreland SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southmoreland SHS enrolls 584 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.7% Two or more races and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 554 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 584 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Southmoreland SHS 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 32, state house district 58.
Southmoreland SHS is one of 4 schools in Southmoreland SD, based in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,817 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, Southmoreland SHS is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe