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Enrollment
692
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARBOR CREEK SD·NCES 421149006096
Harbor Creek Senior High School
6375 Buffalo Rd, Harborcreek, PA 16421 · (814) 897-2100 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
296 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 185 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 156 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 148 | 21% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Harbor Creek SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 60.3% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Harbor Creek Senior High School
Harbor Creek Senior High School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Creek Senior High School this school | 692 | 42.8% | 66.4% |
| Grove City Area High School Grove City | 649 | 43.5% | 58.0% |
| Selinsgrove Area High School Selinsgrove | 744 | 44.9% | 65.8% |
| General McLane High School Edinboro | 690 | 44.1% | 63.5% |
| Hughesville JSHS Hughesville | 728 | 41.3% | 49.2% |
| Lakeland JSHS Scott Township | 623 | 43.3% | 49.9% |
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 Harbor Creek Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #94 of 576 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #91 of 626 ▼ 1 | #4 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #273 of 626 ▼ 117 | #9 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #281 of 713 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #441 of 601 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #383 of 604 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #430 of 619 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #364 of 373 | #11 of 11 |
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
692
+43 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 692 | 44.9 | 15.4:1 | 43% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 43% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 44.5 | 13.8:1 | 31% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 28% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 44.3 | 15.7:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 20% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harbor Creek Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (696 to 692); teachers up 1% (44.3 to 44.9).
About Harbor Creek Senior High School
Harbor Creek Senior High School is a mid-sized high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Harborcreek. It reported 692 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Harbor Creek SD serves 2,079 students across 5 schools.
Roughly 89% of students at Harbor Creek Senior High School are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Harbor Creek Senior High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harbor Creek Senior High School is 15.4:1, based on 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Erie County is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Harbor Creek Senior High School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Harbor Creek Senior High School is 7.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that median household income comes to about $63,354, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Erie County counts 68 public schools with about 35,738 students.
Harbor Creek Senior High School's nearest public school is Harbor Creek Junior High School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Harbor Creek Senior High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Harbor Creek Senior High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 692 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 649.
The discussion board for Harbor Creek Senior High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harbor Creek SD
- Rolling Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Harbor Creek Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Klein Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
Other schools in Harborcreek
- Harbor Creek Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Harbor Creek Junior High School0.0 mi · 330
- Clark Elementary School1.3 mi · 303
- Klein Elementary School2.1 mi · 282
- Rolling Ridge Elementary School2.7 mi · 472
- Iroquois JSHS3.0 mi · 560
- Iroquois Elementary School3.0 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Harbor Creek Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harbor Creek Senior High School?
Harbor Creek Senior High School enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Harbor Creek Senior High School serve?
Harbor Creek Senior High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Harbor Creek Senior High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Harbor Creek Senior High School.
How diverse is Harbor Creek Senior High School?
Harbor Creek Senior High School reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Harbor Creek Senior High School?
Harbor Creek Senior High School is overseen by Harbor Creek SD in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.