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Enrollment
611
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OIL CITY AREA SD·NCES 421809004931
Oil City SHS
10 Lynch Blvd, Oil City, PA 16301 · (814) 676-2771 · Venango County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
611 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 173 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 138 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 23% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Oil City Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 40.9% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Oil City SHS
Oil City SHS's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil City SHS this school | 611 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center Connellsville | 592 | 98.8% | 22.3% |
| Derry Area SHS Derry | 598 | 98.3% | 47.1% |
| Wyalusing Valley JSHS Wyalusing | 586 | 98.8% | 47.6% |
| Warren Area High School Warren | 704 | 98.4% | 54.5% |
| Towanda Area JSHS Towanda | 709 | 98.4% | 45.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oil City SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #361 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #398 of 626 ▼ 123 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #380 of 626 ▲ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #328 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #388 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #441 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #109 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #348 of 373 |
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
611
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 611 | 41.6 | 14.7:1 | 100% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 41.1 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 40.9 | 14.8:1 | 74% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 78% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 40.6 | 15.3:1 | 79% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 46% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 42% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 27% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 72 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oil City SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (619 to 611); teachers up 3% (40.6 to 41.6).
About Oil City SHS
Oil City SHS is a public high school in Oil City, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 611 students.
Oil City SHS is a school in Oil City Area SD. The district has 5 schools and 1,794 students.
The large majority of students at Oil City SHS, 92%, are White. The remaining shares are 3% Black and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Oil City SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Dividing enrollment by its 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Venango County average 90%.
allk12 grades Oil City SHS a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.7% at Oil City SHS; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.0%.
Census estimates describe Venango County this way: median household income is about $61,522, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 15 public schools in Venango County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,704.
The closest public school to Oil City SHS is Oil City Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. The nearest schools with test data average 47.4%, higher than Oil City SHS's 46.0%.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (626) to 2024-25 (611).
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Venango County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,801
Census ACS
Median income
$61,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,704 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oil City Area SD
- Oil City Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Hasson Heights SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Seventh Street SchoolElementary · 152 students
- Smedley Street SchoolElementary · 103 students
Other schools in Oil City
- Oil City Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Hasson Heights SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Seventh Street SchoolElementary · 152 students
- Smedley Street SchoolElementary · 103 students
- Venango Technology CenterHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Oil City Area Middle School0.0 mi · 528
- Venango Technology Center0.3 mi · 3
- Hasson Heights School0.8 mi · 400
- Seventh Street School1.6 mi · 152
- Smedley Street School2.0 mi · 103
- Cranberry Elementary School4.6 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Oil City SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Oil City SHS?
Oil City SHS enrolls approximately 611 students in grades 09-12.
Is Oil City SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oil City SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Oil City SHS?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Oil City SHS.
How diverse is Oil City SHS?
Oil City SHS reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Oil City SHS public or private?
Oil City SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oil City Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.