Park Hills El Sch vs South Western SHS

How do these schools compare?

Metric Park Hills El Sch South Western SHS
Location Hanover, PA Hanover, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 572 1,380
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.6:1 15.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 39.7% 28.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Park Hills El Sch South Western SHS
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,632 $18,632
District South Western SD South Western SD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Park Hills El Sch South Western SHS
White 83.9% 80.9%
African American 3.5% 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0% 7.0%
Asian 1.4% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1%
Multiracial 3.7% 2.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Park Hills El Sch South Western SHS
AP Courses Offered 12
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 572:1 276:1
Chronic Absenteeism 20.3% 21.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 5 105
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.