Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHARPSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 422142003124
Sharpsville Area SHS
301 Blue Devil Way, Sharpsville, PA 16150 · (724) 962-7861 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
157 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 83 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Sharpsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 22.2% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like Sharpsville Area SHS
Sharpsville Area SHS's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsville Area SHS this school | 326 | 48.2% | 50.7% |
| Frazier High School Perryopolis | 309 | 49.5% | 45.8% |
| East Juniata JSHS McAlisterville | 362 | 49.4% | 43.3% |
| Harrold School Greensburg | 369 | 45.5% | N/A |
| Line Mountain High School Herndon | 311 | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| Northwest Area High School Shickshinny | 406 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sharpsville Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #292 of 576 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #301 of 626 ▲ 170 | #4 of 12 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #251 of 626 ▼ 88 | #4 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #537 of 713 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #512 of 601 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #411 of 604 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #374 of 619 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #74 of 373 | #5 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
326
-74 (-18%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 326 | 19.5 | 16.7:1 | 48% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 39.7 | 8.7:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 39.9 | 8.9:1 | 35% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 26.7 | 14.7:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 12% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharpsville Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (392 to 326); teachers down 27% (26.7 to 19.5).
About Sharpsville Area SHS
Sharpsville Area SHS is classified as a high school. It is located in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment of 326 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
The district, Sharpsville Area SD, has 989 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Sharpsville Area SHS's enrollment is 91% White. It is also 4% multiracial and 2% Black. For comparison, Mercer County is about 88% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Sharpsville Area SHS is 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 48% of students, or 157, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Mercer County averages 71%, higher than here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Sharpsville Area SHS receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Sharpsville Area SHS are 6.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.7% actual, 57.0% predicted).
Sharpsville Area SHS is located in Mercer County, where the median household income is $59,976, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Sharpsville Area SHS, Mercer County has 36 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Sharpsville Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sharpsville Area SHS places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Sharpsville Area SHS's enrollment dropped from 400 in 2020-21 to 326 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (18.2:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sharpsville Area SHS. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Sharpsville Area SD
- Sharpsville Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Sharpsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Other schools in Sharpsville
- Sharpsville Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Sharpsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Sharpsville Area Middle School0.0 mi · 217
- Sharpsville Area Elementary School0.1 mi · 446
- Sharon High School1.6 mi · 532
- Sharon Middle School1.6 mi · 254
- Case Avenue Elementary School1.6 mi · 483
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary School1.6 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Sharpsville Area SHSHow large is Sharpsville Area SHS?
Sharpsville Area SHS enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sharpsville Area SHS serve?
Sharpsville Area SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharpsville Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sharpsville Area SHS is approximately 16.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sharpsville Area SHS?
Student demographics at Sharpsville Area SHS are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sharpsville Area SHS public or private?
Sharpsville Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sharpsville Area SD.
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