Pequea Valley HS

As a tight-knit high school in Kinzers, Pennsylvania, Pequea Valley HS enrolls 451 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Pequea Valley SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Pequea Valley HS sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Pequea Valley SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,303 students, Pequea Valley HS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pequea Valley HS reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Lancaster County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Pequea Valley HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 53.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,959, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Pequea Valley HS is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Pequea Valley HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pequea Valley HS at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

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

Five-year trend. Pequea Valley HS's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 494 (now 451). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 8% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.