Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD SD·NCES 421119006341
Greenwood High School
405 E Sunbury St, Millerstown, PA 17062 · (717) 589-3116 · Perry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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
10.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
70 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Greenwood SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -21.0pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -21.4pp 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 41 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 62.2% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Greenwood High School
Greenwood High School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood High School this school | 235 | 29.8% | 64.8% |
| South Side High School Hookstown | 272 | 27.9% | 65.2% |
| Fairfield Area High School Fairfield | 277 | 24.9% | 43.9% |
| Laurel High School New Castle | 313 | 33.5% | 65.0% |
| Southern Columbia High School Catawissa | 348 | 27.6% | 54.3% |
| Halifax Area High School Halifax | 234 | 37.6% | 51.4% |
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 Greenwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #113 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #288 of 626 ▼ 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #218 of 626 ▼ 184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #588 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #57 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #484 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #536 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #155 of 221 |
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
235
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 235 | 21.5 | 10.9:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 21.4 | 11.2:1 | 29% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 21.2 | 11.0:1 | 29% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 21.2 | 10.7:1 | 22% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 26% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 17% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 29 | 9.1:1 | 27% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (226 to 235); teachers up 2% (21.2 to 21.5).
About Greenwood High School
Greenwood High School is a high school with a street address in Millerstown, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 235 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Greenwood High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Greenwood SD, with 703 students.
Greenwood High School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 3% Black. The White share in Perry County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. By the diversity index, Greenwood High School comes in at 12%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 30% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Perry County is 67%.
Greenwood High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Greenwood High School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 64.8%. Predicted: 64.8%.
In the county around the school, Perry County, median household income is about $79,444, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenwood High School is among the 15 public schools in Perry County.
The closest public school to Greenwood High School is Greenwood Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Nearby schools with test data average 48.4% proficiency; Greenwood High School posts 64.8%.
Greenwood High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (240) to 2024-25 (235). The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.0:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood SD
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in Millerstown
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Other Greenwood High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Greenwood High. Greenwood High School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Greenwood HighGreenwood, SC · 1,724 students
- Greenwood High SchoolBowling Green, KY · 1,451 students
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 1,161 students
- Greenwood High SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 879 students
- Greenwood HighGreenwood, WI · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Middle School0.0 mi · 155
- Greenwood Elementary School0.1 mi · 313
- Newport Elementary School4.7 mi · 436
- Newport High School5.0 mi · 267
- Newport Middle School5.0 mi · 228
- East Juniata JSHS8.1 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood High SchoolHow many students attend Greenwood High School?
Greenwood High School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Greenwood High School serve?
Greenwood High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenwood High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenwood High School is approximately 10.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Greenwood High School?
Student demographics at Greenwood High School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Greenwood High School in?
Greenwood High School is part of Greenwood SD.
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