Peters Twp HS

Peters Twp HS is a senior high of substantial scale in McMurray, Pennsylvania, overseen by Peters Township SD, teacheing 1,267 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Peters Twp HS sits 72% bigger than that benchmark.

Peters Township SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 4,011 students. Peters Twp HS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Peters Twp HS reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 11% of students at Peters Twp HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Peters Twp HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 84.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Washington County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), Peters Twp HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Peters Twp MS, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peters Twp HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Peters Twp HS at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 85.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peters Twp HS has decreased 13%, going from 1,450 students in 2018 to 1,267 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.