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How has Erie HS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,501
High
DISTRICT 1,626 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CITY SD·NCES 420930007612
Erie High School
3325 Cherry St, Erie, PA 16508 · (814) 874-6200 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,501 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
180 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
2,417 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 871 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 680 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 477 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 473 | 19% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
12.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
2.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.4% | 2.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13.1% | 4.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Erie High School
Erie High School's state test result (8.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie High School this school | 2,501 | 96.6% | 8.2% |
| Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Pittsburgh | 1,386 | 93.4% | 50.9% |
| Gateway SHS Monroeville | 1,152 | 98.0% | 59.1% |
| West Mifflin Area High School West Mifflin | 964 | 98.1% | 27.3% |
| Greater Johnstown SHS Johnstown | 917 | 93.3% | 14.8% |
| Valley JSHS New Kensington | 905 | 97.8% | 17.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Erie High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #569 of 576 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.6% | #605 of 626 ▼ 16 | #14 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #612 of 626 ▲ 4 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,501 | #19 of 713 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #296 of 601 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #36 of 604 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #201 of 619 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #153 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,501
+234 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,501 | 180 | 13.9:1 | 97% (2,417) |
| 2023-24 | 2,417 | 178.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (2,417) |
| 2022-23 | 2,317 | 154.5 | 15.0:1 | 100% (2,317) |
| 2020-21 | 2,267 | 153 | 14.8:1 | 100% (2,264) |
| 2017-18 | 2,402 | 144 | 16.7:1 | 100% (2,401) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erie High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,402 to 2,501); teachers up 25% (144 to 180).
About Erie High School
Erie High School is a large high school in Erie City SD, located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,501 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 239% larger than average.
Besides Erie High School, Erie City SD runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 10,473 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Erie High School. The largest is Black students, at 42%. The remaining shares are 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Erie County's population at about 7%. Erie High School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 180 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The school's lunch program data list 97% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Erie County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Erie High School is F. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Erie High School posts 8.2% against a 36.2% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania.
Census estimates describe Erie County this way: the median household income is $63,354, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Erie County has 68 public schools and roughly 35,738 students.
Of nearby public schools, Perry Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Erie High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 8.2% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Erie High School's enrollment climbed 10%, to 2,501.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Erie City SD
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh SchoolElementary · 690 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Harding SchoolElementary · 633 students
Other schools in Erie
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh SchoolElementary · 690 students
Other Erie High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Erie High. Erie High School is the largest of the 4.
- Erie High SchoolERIE, CO · 1,727 students
- Erie High SchoolErie, IL · 190 students
- Erie High SchoolErie, KS · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Perry Elementary School0.5 mi · 466
- Northwest PA Collegiate Academy0.8 mi · 750
- Jefferson Elementary School1.0 mi · 447
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School1.2 mi · 559
- Perseus House CS of Excellence1.3 mi · 627
- James S Wilson Middle School1.6 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Erie High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Erie High School?
Erie High School enrolls approximately 2,501 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Erie High School serve?
Erie High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Erie High School have?
Erie High School employs 180 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Erie High School?
Student demographics at Erie High School are roughly 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 42% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Erie High School?
Erie High School is overseen by Erie City SD in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.