Souderton Area HS

Set in Souderton, Pennsylvania, Souderton Area HS is an expansive senior high, run under Souderton Area SD. It educates 2,121 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Souderton Area HS sits 187% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Souderton Area SD (5,974 students total), Souderton Area HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Souderton Area HS shows that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Black. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Souderton Area HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Souderton Area HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Souderton Area HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.1%; this one delivers 69.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that median household income runs about $113,915, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Souderton Area HS is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Nearest neighbor: Franconia El Sch, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Souderton Area HS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.6%.

Souderton Area HS operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Souderton Area HS's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 2,236 (now 2,121). The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 74% over that span.

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