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What's one thing Greensburg-Salem HS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
784
High
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENSBURG SALEM SD·NCES 421092004373
Greensburg-Salem High School
65 Mennel Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601 · (724) 832-2900 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
786 students
DISTRICT 103% · 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 | 207 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 188 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 25% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Greensburg Salem SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 45.8% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Greensburg-Salem High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #337 of 576 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #336 of 626 ▼ 110 | #10 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #341 of 626 ▲ 48 | #11 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #237 of 713 | #8 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #262 of 601 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #258 of 604 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #108 of 619 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #363 of 373 | #14 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
784
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 784 | 58.5 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 100% (786) |
| 2022-23 | 820 | 56.5 | 14.5:1 | 36% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 48% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 58.2 | 13.6:1 | 39% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 41% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 961 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 31% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 1,138 | 58 | 19.6:1 | 24% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 63 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greensburg-Salem High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (789 to 784); teachers up 1% (58.2 to 58.5).
About Greensburg-Salem High School
Greensburg-Salem High School is a mid-sized high school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. There are 784 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.
The 5 schools of Greensburg Salem SD, including Greensburg-Salem High School, enroll 2,425 students.
About 80% of the student body at Greensburg-Salem High School is White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Westmoreland County, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Greensburg-Salem High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The model predicts 34.6% for a school in Pennsylvania with Greensburg-Salem High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Greensburg-Salem High School posts 47.9%.
In Westmoreland County, median household income comes to about $74,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Westmoreland County counts 85 public schools with about 41,302 students.
Nicely Elementary School is the nearest public school to Greensburg-Salem High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 47.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Greensburg-Salem High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Greensburg Salem SD
- Greensburg-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Nicely Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Metzgar Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- Hempfield Area SHSHigh · 1,228 students
- Wendover Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Greensburg-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Fort Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Nicely Elementary School0.2 mi · 296
- Maxwell Elementary School0.4 mi · 380
- Greensburg-Salem Middle School1.4 mi · 568
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School2.6 mi · 521
- Jeannette High School3.6 mi · 405
- Wendover Middle School4.0 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Greensburg-Salem High SchoolHow many students attend Greensburg-Salem High School?
Greensburg-Salem High School enrolls approximately 784 students in grades 09-12.
Is Greensburg-Salem High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greensburg-Salem High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greensburg-Salem High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greensburg-Salem High School is approximately 13.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Greensburg-Salem High School?
Greensburg-Salem High School reports a student body of 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Greensburg-Salem High School in?
Greensburg-Salem High School is part of Greensburg Salem SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.