Pine Grove Area HS

Set in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, Pine Grove Area HS is a compact high school, operated by Pine Grove Area SD. It educates 495 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 738.

Pine Grove Area SD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,469 students; Pine Grove Area HS is among them.

On demographics, Pine Grove Area HS records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Schuylkill County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Pine Grove Area HS records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 41% of students at Pine Grove Area HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Schuylkill County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pine Grove Area HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 46.0%.

In the broader community, Schuylkill County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,313 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Pine Grove Area HS is one of 35 public schools in Schuylkill County (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students).

Pine Grove Area MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pine Grove Area HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pine Grove Area HS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Pine Grove Area HS typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.