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Enrollment
1,393
High
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON SD·NCES 421344005155
Lebanon SHS
1000 S 8th St, Lebanon, PA 17042 · (717) 273-9391 · Lebanon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,393 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.3:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
1,429 students
DISTRICT 130% · 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 | 390 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 372 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 343 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 288 | 21% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Lebanon SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
7.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 12.8% |
% 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lebanon SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lebanon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #533 of 576 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #576 of 626 ▼ 43 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #562 of 626 ▲ 2 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,393 | #87 of 713 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #491 of 601 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #221 of 604 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #67 of 619 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #129 of 221 | N/A |
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
1,393
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,092
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 1,393 | 85.6 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,429 | 81.2 | 17.6:1 | 100% (1,429) |
| 2022-23 | 1,423 | 81.2 | 17.5:1 | 86% (1,225) |
| 2020-21 | 1,404 | 77 | 18.2:1 | 93% (1,299) |
| 2017-18 | 1,316 | 72.9 | 18.1:1 | 89% (1,169) |
| 2015-16 | 1,253 | 74 | 16.9:1 | 100% (1,253) |
| 2010-11 | 1,196 | 76 | 15.7:1 | 63% (749) |
| 2000-01 | 992 | 63 | 15.8:1 | 34% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 1,092 | 77 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lebanon SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,316 to 1,393); teachers up 17% (72.9 to 85.6).
About Lebanon SHS
Lebanon SHS is a large high school in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, under Lebanon SD. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,393 students. That is 89% above the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Lebanon SHS falls under Lebanon SD, which has 8 schools enrolling 4,754 students.
At Lebanon SHS, 75% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 18% White, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 15% Hispanic share among all Lebanon County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
The school had 85.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 3.5 students per teacher.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Lebanon SHS outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Lebanon SHS posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.9%, compared with a predicted 33.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Lebanon County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,425, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 37 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,804, Lebanon SHS among them.
Lebanon Junior High School is the nearest public school to Lebanon SHS, about 0.2 miles away. Lebanon SHS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 45.7% proficiency; Lebanon SHS posts 18.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,404) and 2024-25 (1,393). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.2:1 to 16.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lebanon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
144,186
Census ACS
Median income
$78,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,804 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lebanon SD
- Lebanon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Lebanon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 380 students
Other schools in Lebanon
- Cedar Crest High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- Cedar Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
- Lebanon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- South Lebanon Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon Junior High School0.2 mi · 693
- Southwest Elementary School0.6 mi · 390
- Harding Elementary School0.8 mi · 555
- Southeast Elementary School1.1 mi · 438
- Lebanon Intermediate School1.2 mi · 380
- Cedar Crest Middle School1.4 mi · 1,224
Frequently asked questions
About Lebanon SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Lebanon SHS?
Lebanon SHS enrolls approximately 1,393 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lebanon SHS serve?
Lebanon SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lebanon SHS have?
Lebanon SHS employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lebanon SHS?
Student demographics at Lebanon SHS are roughly 18% White, 75% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lebanon SHS?
Lebanon SHS is overseen by Lebanon SD in Lebanon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.