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Enrollment
708
High
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD CENTRAL SD·NCES 420708001654
Meadville Area SHS
930 North St, Meadville, PA 16335 · (814) 336-1121 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
705 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Crawford Central SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
708
-206 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
82%
was 84%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Meadville Area SHS
Meadville Area SHS, a reasonably sized senior high in Meadville, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Crawford Central SD, educates 708 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
Crawford Central SD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,993 students. Meadville Area SHS is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Meadville Area SHS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Crawford County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Meadville Area SHS sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.9%; actual is 53.0%, +18.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Crawford County) logs that median household earnings sit near $60,476, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Meadville Area SHS is one of 26 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 9,156 students).
Meadville MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Meadville Area SHS comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.
Meadville Area SHS operates from a town-based location.
Over the past 7-year window. Meadville Area SHS's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 914 (now 708). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for Meadville Area SHS typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,716
Census ACS
Median income
$60,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crawford Central SD
- Cochranton JSHSHigh · 341 students
- Meadville MSMiddle · 340 students
- First District El SchElementary · 334 students
- Neason Hill El SchElementary · 333 students
- Second District El SchElementary · 316 students
- Cochranton El SchElementary · 311 students
Other schools in Meadville
- Meadville MSMiddle · 340 students
- First District El SchElementary · 334 students
- Neason Hill El SchElementary · 333 students
- Second District El SchElementary · 316 students
- West End El SchElementary · 310 students
- Crawford County Career and Technical CenterHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Meadville MS0.0 mi · 340
- Crawford County Career and Technical Center0.1 mi · 16
- Neason Hill El Sch1.0 mi · 333
- First District El Sch1.2 mi · 334
- Second District El Sch1.3 mi · 316
- West End El Sch5.5 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Meadville Area SHSHow many students attend Meadville Area SHS?
Meadville Area SHS enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Meadville Area SHS serve?
Meadville Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Meadville Area SHS have?
Meadville Area SHS employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadville Area SHS?
At Meadville Area SHS, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Meadville Area SHS public or private?
Meadville Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crawford Central SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.