📍 2608 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, Perry County, 17024
West Perry SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elliottsburg, Perry County. The school has 686 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Perry SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% 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.
West Perry SHS enrolls 686 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 651 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 686 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Perry SHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 86.
West Perry SHS is one of 5 schools in West Perry SD, based in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,161 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 686 students, West Perry SHS is larger than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant