Derry Area SHS

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Derry, Pennsylvania

Derry Area SHS in Derry, Pennsylvania enrolled 598 students in 2024-25 with 45.4 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

581 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 598 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.6 to 45.4.

Students enrolled at Derry Area SHS by school year2022-23: 581, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 59802004006002022-235812023-245882024-25598
Students enrolled at Derry Area SHS by school year2022-23: 581, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 59802004006002022-235812023-245882024-25598
Students enrolled at Derry Area SHS by school year2022-23: 581, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 59802004006002022-235812023-245882024-25598
Students enrolled at Derry Area SHS by school year2022-23: 581, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 59802004006002022-235812023-245882024-25598
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358149.611.7
2023-2458850.711.6
2024-2559845.413.2

13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Derry Area SHS 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDerry Area SHS 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Derry Area SHS 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDerry Area SHS 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Derry Area SHS 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDerry Area SHS 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Derry Area SHS 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDerry Area SHS 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 298 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Derry Area SHS enrolled 596 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 298 of the 596 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions43
  • Chronically absent22.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.6% of students were White, 4.0% of two or more races, 1.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.6%
  2. Two or more races4.0%
  3. Hispanic1.2%
  4. Black1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Derry Area SHS scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math30‑34%38‑42% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 143 students in Derry Area SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%87.5%
Students in the class143143136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Derry Area SHS

  1. Eastern Westmoreland CTCThe nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 6 students (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Dr Robert Ketterer CS IncThe next nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 127 students, 4.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  3. Compare Derry Area SHS with Eastern Westmoreland CTCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Derry Area SD spends per student$17,139 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,139
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaDerry Area SHS is the number 338 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#338 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.13.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Derry Area SHS

  1. How many students attend Derry Area SHS?
    598 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 581 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Derry, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Derry Area SHS?
    13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Derry Area SHS a Title I school?
    Derry Area SHS was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Derry Area SHS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Derry Area SHS scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Derry Area SHS?
    90-94% of the 143 students in Derry Area SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Derry Area SHS in?
    Derry Area SD, NCES district ID 4207560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420756004352 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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