Richland HS

Richland HS is one of the mid-tier high schools in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Richland SD, with 693 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.

Richland SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,524 students; Richland HS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Richland HS logs that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Richland HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Richland HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cambria County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richland HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cambria County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Cambria County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), Richland HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Richland El Sch, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richland HS at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

Richland HS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richland HS has fell 8%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 693 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 87%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.