📍 459 Terrace St, Honesdale, Wayne County, 18431
Honesdale HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Honesdale, Wayne County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Highlands SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Honesdale HS enrolls 697 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 624 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 6% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 697 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Honesdale HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-80, state senate district 20, state house district 111.
Honesdale HS is one of 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD, based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,369 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, Honesdale HS is larger than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant