Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION AREA SD·NCES 422406002712
Union Area High School
2106 Camden Ave, New Castle, PA 16101 · (724) 658-4501 · Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-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
11.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
202 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 22% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Union Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 58.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Union Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #134 of 576 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #161 of 626 ▼ 55 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #175 of 626 ▲ 52 | #2 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #610 of 713 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #43 of 619 | #1 of 9 |
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
193
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 193 | 16.7 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 17.7 | 11.5:1 | 100% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 18.6 | 10.5:1 | 53% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 21 | 9.7:1 | 47% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 24.6 | 8.0:1 | 50% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 24 | 8.2:1 | 47% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 59% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (196 to 193); teachers down 32% (24.6 to 16.7).
About Union Area High School
Union Area High School is a very small high school in Union Area SD, located in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 193 students. That puts enrollment 74% below the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
The district, Union Area SD, operates 3 schools serving 687 students.
The share of students at Union Area High School who are White is 83%. Other students are 10% Black and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.6:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1.
Union Area High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 32.7%. Union Area High School posts 62.7%, 29.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Lawrence County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $61,931 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Union Area High School, Lawrence County has 25 public schools.
Union Area High School's closest public school neighbor is Union Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Union Area High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Union Area High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 203 to 193. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Area SD
- Union Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Union Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle SHSHigh · 740 students
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning CenterElementary · 736 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Washington Intrmd SchoolElementary · 707 students
- New Castle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Union Area Middle School0.0 mi · 174
- Union Memorial Elementary School0.4 mi · 320
- New Castle SHS2.3 mi · 740
- New Castle Junior High School2.3 mi · 689
- Washington Intrmd School2.3 mi · 707
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center2.9 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Union Area High SchoolHow large is Union Area High School?
Union Area High School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Union Area High School serve?
Union Area High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Area High School is approximately 11.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Area High School?
At Union Area High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Union Area High School in?
Union Area High School is part of Union Area SD.
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