Haverford SHS

Haverford SHS is one of the roomy senior highs in Havertown, Pennsylvania, run under Haverford Township SD, with 1,994 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 170% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Across the 7 schools in Haverford Township SD (6,477 students total), Haverford SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Haverford SHS logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Haverford SHS lists 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Delaware County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Haverford SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.5%, the actual is 79.6%, a residual of +11.2 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Delaware County put the typical household earns roughly $89,546 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Haverford SHS is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

Haverford MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Haverford SHS comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 68.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haverford SHS has ticked up 13%, going from 1,761 students in 2018 to 1,994 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 79%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.