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What's the biggest difference between Greater Latrobe SHS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,115
High
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER LATROBE SD·NCES 421098004845
Greater Latrobe SHS
131 High School Rd, Latrobe, PA 15650 · (724) 539-4225 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,115 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
409 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 255 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 288 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 301 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Greater Latrobe SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 53.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Greater Latrobe SHS
Greater Latrobe SHS's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Latrobe SHS this school | 1,115 | 36.7% | 61.7% |
| Hempfield Area SHS Greensburg | 1,228 | 35.4% | 66.6% |
| Shaler Area High School Pittsburgh | 1,160 | 35.3% | 61.5% |
| North Pocono High School Covington Twp | 915 | 36.7% | 61.9% |
| Greencastle-Antrim SHS Greencastle | 982 | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
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 Greater Latrobe SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #147 of 576 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #126 of 626 ▲ 10 | #5 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #162 of 626 ▲ 19 | #5 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,115 | #148 of 713 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #517 of 601 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #444 of 604 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #489 of 619 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #109 of 373 | #3 of 14 |
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
1,115
-85 (-7%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 998
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 | 1,115 | 66.1 | 16.9:1 | 37% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 1,152 | 67.8 | 17.0:1 | 36% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 1,157 | 66.8 | 17.3:1 | 26% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 1,200 | N/A | N/A | 21% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 1,303 | 71.2 | 18.3:1 | 23% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 1,002 | 54 | 18.6:1 | 26% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 1,056 | 60 | 17.6:1 | 18% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 1,005 | 55 | 18.3:1 | 16% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 998 | 61 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greater Latrobe SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,303 to 1,115); teachers down 7% (71.2 to 66.1).
About Greater Latrobe SHS
Greater Latrobe SHS is a large high school in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 15650). A total of 1,115 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 51% above average.
The district for Greater Latrobe SHS is Greater Latrobe SD, with 5 schools and 3,285 students.
At Greater Latrobe SHS, White students make up 92% of the student body. It is also 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Westmoreland County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Greater Latrobe SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
The school reported 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. The average for public schools in Westmoreland County is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Greater Latrobe SHS is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.9%. Greater Latrobe SHS scores 61.7%.
Westmoreland County census figures show that median household income is about $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Greater Latrobe SHS is among the 85 public schools in Westmoreland County.
The nearest public school is Greater Latrobe Junior High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Greater Latrobe SHS is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Greater Latrobe SHS in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Greater Latrobe SHS had 1,200 students in 2020-21 and 1,115 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
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Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Latrobe SD
- Latrobe Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Baggaley Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Greater Latrobe Junior High SchoolMiddle · 499 students
Other schools in Latrobe
- Latrobe Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Baggaley Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Greater Latrobe Junior High SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Dr Robert Ketterer CS IncHigh · 127 students
- Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology CenterHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Greater Latrobe Junior High School0.1 mi · 499
- Baggaley Elementary School1.1 mi · 510
- Latrobe Elementary School2.1 mi · 627
- Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc2.2 mi · 127
- Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center2.3 mi · 6
- Mountain View Elementary School4.7 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Greater Latrobe SHSHow many students attend Greater Latrobe SHS?
Greater Latrobe SHS enrolls approximately 1,115 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Greater Latrobe SHS serve?
Greater Latrobe SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Greater Latrobe SHS?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Greater Latrobe SHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greater Latrobe SHS?
At Greater Latrobe SHS, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Greater Latrobe SHS?
Greater Latrobe SHS is overseen by Greater Latrobe SD in Westmoreland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.