📍 350 Wood St, New Wilmington, Lawrence County, 16142
Wilmington Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Wilmington, Lawrence County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilmington Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Wilmington Area HS enrolls 310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 310 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Wilmington Area HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 17.
Wilmington Area HS is one of 3 schools in Wilmington Area SD, based in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. The district serves 950 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Wilmington Area HS is close to the district average of about 317 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant