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What tradition at Hanover SHS should never be changed?
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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER PUBLIC SD·NCES 421145004571
Hanover SHS
401 Moul Ave, Hanover, PA 17331 · (717) 637-9000 · York County
GRADES 08–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
385 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 176 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 35.1% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Hanover SHS
Hanover SHS's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover SHS this school | 578 | 66.6% | 51.4% |
| Carbondale Area JSHS Carbondale | 736 | 65.9% | 29.8% |
| Jim Thorpe Area High School Jim Thorpe | 490 | 61.4% | 55.9% |
| Tamaqua Area SHS Tamaqua | 613 | 57.4% | 54.5% |
| Pottsville Area High School Pottsville | 976 | 59.7% | 50.0% |
| Juniata SHS Mifflintown | 485 | 57.9% | 51.7% |
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 Hanover SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #280 of 576 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #286 of 626 ▲ 55 | #15 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #238 of 626 ▼ 60 | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #353 of 713 | #17 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #391 of 601 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #117 of 604 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #266 of 619 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #38 of 221 | #2 of 6 |
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
578
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 578 | 39.3 | 14.7:1 | 67% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 39.6 | 14.9:1 | 65% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 37.5 | 15.6:1 | 64% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 52% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 35.5 | 13.8:1 | 54% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 54% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 34 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (489 to 578); teachers up 11% (35.5 to 39.3).
About Hanover SHS
In Hanover, Pennsylvania, Hanover SHS is a low-enrollment high school. Classes run from 8 through 12, and the school has 578 students. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 22% lower.
Hanover Public SD has 5 schools and 1,926 students, and Hanover SHS is one of those schools.
Roughly 61% of students at Hanover SHS are White. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. York County's residents are about 81% White, 20 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hanover SHS operates with 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. Hanover SHS reports 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 14 points above the 53% average for public schools in York County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hanover SHS would be expected to post about 49.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in York County, the median household income is $84,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Hanover SHS is one of 111 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Hanover SHS is Washington Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Hanover SHS is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Hanover SHS is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 578.
The Hanover SHS community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover Public SD
- Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Hanover Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Hanover
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- West Manheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.2 mi · 213
- Hanover Middle School0.3 mi · 636
- Baresville Elementary School1.1 mi · 586
- Clearview Elementary School1.2 mi · 230
- Hanover Street Elementary School1.5 mi · 269
- Park Hills Elementary School2.1 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover SHSHow large is Hanover SHS?
Hanover SHS enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Hanover SHS serve?
Hanover SHS serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hanover SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hanover SHS is approximately 14.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hanover SHS?
Student demographics at Hanover SHS are roughly 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hanover SHS?
Hanover SHS is overseen by Hanover Public SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.