Greater Latrobe SHS

Greater Latrobe SHS is an expansive four-year high school in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, part of Greater Latrobe SD. The school educates 1,115 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Greater Latrobe SHS sits 51% above that benchmark.

Greater Latrobe SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,285 students. Greater Latrobe SHS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Greater Latrobe SHS lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Greater Latrobe SHS has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Westmoreland County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Greater Latrobe SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Westmoreland County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,109, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greater Latrobe SHS is one of 85 public schools in Westmoreland County (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students).

The closest other public school is Greater Latrobe JHS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Greater Latrobe SHS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Greater Latrobe SHS's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,303 (now 1,115). Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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