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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Laurel Highlands SHS this year?
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Enrollment
753
High
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUREL HIGHLANDS SD·NCES 421332006600
Laurel Highlands SHS
300 Bailey Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401 · (724) 437-4741 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
355 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 195 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 190 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 173 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 195 | 26% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Laurel Highlands SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 38.4% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Laurel Highlands SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #413 of 576 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #361 of 626 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #447 of 626 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #249 of 713 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #241 of 601 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #331 of 604 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #385 of 619 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #59 of 373 | #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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
753
-128 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,070
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 753 | 57 | 13.2:1 | 47% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 44% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 831 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 60 | 14.7:1 | 49% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 62 | 14.9:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 65 | 14.5:1 | 47% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 1,052 | 71 | 14.8:1 | 34% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 1,164 | 70 | 16.6:1 | 26% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 1,070 | 77 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Highlands SHS.
About Laurel Highlands SHS
Laurel Highlands SHS is a medium-sized high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Uniontown. The school's enrollment of 753 students covers grades 9 through 12.
Laurel Highlands SD is responsible for 6 schools, Laurel Highlands SHS included, with 2,647 students in all.
At Laurel Highlands SHS, White students make up 86% of the student body. Other students are 7% multiracial and 5% Black. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Laurel Highlands SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Federal data list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers at Laurel Highlands SHS in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.2:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%. For comparison, public schools in Fayette County average 92%.
The model predicts 57.4% for a school in Pennsylvania with Laurel Highlands SHS's free or reduced-price lunch share. Laurel Highlands SHS posts 42.0%.
Census estimates describe Fayette County this way: median household income is about $58,236, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 39 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,340.
The closest public school, Lafayette Middle School, is about 0.5 miles from Laurel Highlands SHS. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Laurel Highlands SHS is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 881 to 753 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 14.7:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laurel Highlands SD
- Laurel Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
Other schools in Uniontown
- Albert Gallatin Area SHSHigh · 920 students
- Uniontown Area SHSHigh · 716 students
- Laurel Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Menallen SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Middle School0.5 mi · 150
- Lafayette Elementary School0.5 mi · 283
- Clark Elementary School0.5 mi · 282
- Uniontown Area SHS0.9 mi · 716
- Ben Franklin School1.6 mi · 502
- Marshall Elementary School1.9 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Highlands SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Highlands SHS?
Laurel Highlands SHS enrolls approximately 753 students in grades 09-12.
Is Laurel Highlands SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laurel Highlands SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Laurel Highlands SHS?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Laurel Highlands SHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel Highlands SHS?
At Laurel Highlands SHS, the student body is approximately 86% White, 1% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Laurel Highlands SHS public or private?
Laurel Highlands SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laurel Highlands SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.