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Enrollment
855
High
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHIKELLAMY SD·NCES 422154003569
Shikellamy High School
600 Walnut Street, Sunbury, PA 17801 · (570) 286-3713 · Northumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
21.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
898 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 | 210 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 224 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 214 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 207 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 Shikellamy SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.8pp 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 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 32.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shikellamy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #290 of 626 ▲ 89 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #241 of 626 ▲ 39 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #221 of 713 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #582 of 601 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #215 of 604 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #40 of 619 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #74 of 221 | N/A |
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
855
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,132
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 855 | 39.8 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 38.8 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 887 | 36.5 | 24.3:1 | 93% (822) |
| 2020-21 | 879 | 33 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 38.2 | 19.9:1 | 48% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 35 | 21.6:1 | 47% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 32% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 1,066 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 15% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 1,132 | 89 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shikellamy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (761 to 855); teachers up 4% (38.2 to 39.8).
About Shikellamy High School
Sunbury, Pennsylvania, is home to Shikellamy High School, a medium-sized high school. The school counts 855 students across grades 9 through 12.
District-wide, Shikellamy SD has 5 schools and 2,682 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Shikellamy High School combined. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Northumberland County, the White share is about 90%. Shikellamy High School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades Shikellamy High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Northumberland County, median household income is about $60,583, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Shikellamy High School is among the 23 public schools in Northumberland County.
The nearest other public school, Chief Shikellamy School, is about 1.4 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Shikellamy High School.
Federal data place Shikellamy High School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 879 to 855 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 26.6:1 to 21.5:1.
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Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shikellamy SD
- Chief Shikellamy SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Shikellamy Middle SchoolMiddle · 588 students
- Oaklyn SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Priestley SchoolElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Sunbury
- Chief Shikellamy SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Oaklyn SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Chief Shikellamy School1.4 mi · 614
- Oaklyn School1.6 mi · 375
- Shikellamy Middle School2.8 mi · 588
- Priestley School3.4 mi · 250
- Selinsgrove Area Elementary School5.3 mi · 472
- Selinsgrove Area High School5.4 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Shikellamy High SchoolHow large is Shikellamy High School?
Shikellamy High School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shikellamy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shikellamy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Shikellamy High School have?
Shikellamy High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shikellamy High School?
At Shikellamy High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Shikellamy High School public or private?
Shikellamy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shikellamy SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.