Laurel Highlands SHS

Laurel Highlands SHS is a high school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, part of Laurel Highlands SD, educateing 753 students in grades 9 through 12.

Laurel Highlands SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,647 students; Laurel Highlands SHS is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Laurel Highlands SHS lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Fayette County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Laurel Highlands SHS has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Fayette County's rate of about 92%.

With demographic context factored in, Laurel Highlands SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fayette County) shows that median household income runs about $58,236, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Fayette County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), of which Laurel Highlands SHS is one.

Lafayette El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laurel Highlands SHS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 925 students in 2018 compared to 753 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 86% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Laurel Highlands SHS community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.