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Does Gettysburg Area HS have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,069
High
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GETTYSBURG AREA SD·NCES 421071006271
Gettysburg Area High School
1130 Old Harrisburg Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325 · (717) 334-6254 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,069 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.4:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
473 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 274 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 269 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 257 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gettysburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 52.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Gettysburg Area High School
Gettysburg Area High School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Area High School this school | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
| Donegal High School Mount Joy | 955 | 45.5% | 51.0% |
| Conrad Weiser High School Robesonia | 848 | 41.7% | 53.2% |
| New Oxford SHS New Oxford | 1,229 | 46.9% | 51.9% |
| Delaware Valley High School Milford | 1,380 | 41.4% | 80.3% |
| Garden Spot SHS New Holland | 865 | 48.2% | 62.5% |
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 Gettysburg Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #146 of 576 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #138 of 626 ▲ 4 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #225 of 626 ▼ 40 | #4 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,069 | #155 of 713 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #361 of 601 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #185 of 604 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #414 of 619 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #294 of 373 | 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
1,069
+57 (+6%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 1,069 | 74.1 | 14.4:1 | 44% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 77.2 | 13.5:1 | 45% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 1,024 | 78.6 | 13.0:1 | 37% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 1,012 | 79 | 12.8:1 | 32% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 1,117 | 79.5 | 14.1:1 | 36% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 77 | 12.2:1 | 40% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 82 | 14.0:1 | 32% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 1,222 | 81 | 15.1:1 | 17% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 59 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gettysburg Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,117 to 1,069); teachers down 7% (79.5 to 74.1).
About Gettysburg Area High School
Gettysburg Area High School is one of the public schools in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized high school. The school counts 1,069 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 45% larger than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg Area High School belongs to Gettysburg Area SD, a district of 5 schools and 2,782 students.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Gettysburg Area High School combined. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Adams County residents are about 89% White. Gettysburg Area High School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.4:1, with 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Gettysburg Area High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Gettysburg Area High School is 3.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (61.7% versus 58.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Among Adams County residents, median household income is about $84,092, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 26 public schools in Adams County, with a combined enrollment of about 12,831.
Adams County Technical Institute is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Gettysburg Area High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Gettysburg Area High School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,069, 6% above the 1,012 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.4:1, from 12.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Gettysburg Area High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gettysburg Area SD
- Gettysburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Franklin Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- James Gettys Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- James Gettys Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Gettysburg Montessori CSElementary · 281 students
- Vida CSElementary · 251 students
- Adams County Technical InstituteHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Adams County Technical Institute0.1 mi · 5
- James Gettys Elementary School0.8 mi · 334
- Vida CS1.1 mi · 251
- Lincoln Elementary School1.9 mi · 393
- Gettysburg Area Middle School1.9 mi · 646
- Gettysburg Montessori CS4.0 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Gettysburg Area High SchoolHow many students attend Gettysburg Area High School?
Gettysburg Area High School enrolls approximately 1,069 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Gettysburg Area High School serve?
Gettysburg Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Gettysburg Area High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Gettysburg Area High School.
How diverse is Gettysburg Area High School?
Gettysburg Area High School reports a student body of 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Gettysburg Area High School public or private?
Gettysburg Area High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gettysburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.