Corry Area HS

Corry Area HS is a 9-12 campus of modestly sized scale in Corry, Pennsylvania, operated by Corry Area SD, teacheing 562 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 738.

Corry Area HS is one of 4 schools operated by Corry Area SD, a district that instructs 1,807 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Corry Area HS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder reads as 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 107% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household income runs about $63,354, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Corry Area HS is one of 68 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students).

The closest other public school is Corry Area MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Corry Area HS.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Corry Area HS has declined 12%, going from 638 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Corry Area HS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.