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What's the biggest difference between Sharon HS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
532
High
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHARON CITY SD·NCES 422133007321
Sharon High School
1129 E State St, Sharon, PA 16146 · (724) 983-4030 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 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
9.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
539 students
DISTRICT 103% · 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 | 154 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Sharon City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -21.5pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -16.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 46.7% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Sharon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #366 of 576 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #397 of 626 ▼ 187 | #7 of 12 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #442 of 626 ▼ 248 | #11 of 12 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #390 of 713 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #23 of 601 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #107 of 604 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #87 of 619 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #365 of 373 | #10 of 10 |
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
532
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 532 | 54 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 49.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 46.3 | 11.3:1 | 95% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 60% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 34.6 | 15.5:1 | 66% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 64% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 61% (379) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (535 to 532); teachers up 56% (34.6 to 54).
About Sharon High School
Sharon High School is a high school with a street address in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 532 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 738.
The 5 schools of Sharon City SD, including Sharon High School, enroll 1,838 students.
More than half of enrollment at Sharon High School is White: 60%. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 16% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Mercer County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
For every teacher at Sharon High School, there are about 9.8 students; the school has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is higher.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Sharon High School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sharon High School would be expected to post about 34.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.8%.
For the population of Mercer County, median household income comes to about $59,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mercer County counts 37 public schools with about 12,815 students.
Sharon Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Sharon High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sharon High School is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sharon High School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 536 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 532. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 9.8:1.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sharon City SD
- Case Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Musser Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- Sharon Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
- West Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Sharon
- Case Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Musser Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- Sharon Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
- West Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other Sharon High schools
One other US public school is named Sharon High. Sharon High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sharon HighSharon, MA · 1,161 students
Nearby schools
- Sharon Middle School0.0 mi · 254
- Case Avenue Elementary School0.1 mi · 483
- Musser Elementary School0.8 mi · 324
- West Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 245
- Russell C. Phillips Elementary School1.5 mi · 414
- Farrell Area HS/UMS1.5 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon High SchoolHow large is Sharon High School?
Sharon High School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sharon High School serve?
Sharon High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sharon High School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Sharon High School.
How diverse is Sharon High School?
Sharon High School reports a student body of 60% White, 3% Hispanic, 22% Black, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Sharon High School?
Sharon High School is overseen by Sharon City SD in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.