Hollidaysburg Area SHS

Hollidaysburg Area SHS is one of the medium-sized four-year high schools in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, run under Hollidaysburg Area SD, with 793 students on its rolls from grades 10 through 12.

Hollidaysburg Area SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,061 students. Hollidaysburg Area SHS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hollidaysburg Area SHS reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Blair County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hollidaysburg Area SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 57.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Blair County put median household income runs about $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hollidaysburg Area SHS is one of 33 public schools in Blair County (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students).

The closest other public school is Charles W Longer El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hollidaysburg Area SHS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 830 students in 2018 compared to 793 in 2025.

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