Garnet Valley High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,485 students in 2024-25 with 115.6 full-time teachers, 12.8 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% 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 98% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

1,546 students in 2022-23, 1,500 students in 2023-24, 1,485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 117.1 to 115.6.

Students enrolled at Garnet Valley High School by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,500, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,5002024-251,485
Students enrolled at Garnet Valley High School by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,500, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,5002024-251,485
Students enrolled at Garnet Valley High School by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,500, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,5002024-251,485
Students enrolled at Garnet Valley High School by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,500, 2024-25: 1,48505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,5002024-251,485
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,546117.113.2
2023-241,500116.712.9
2024-251,485115.612.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 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; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state 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).

27 AP courses and one counselor per 258 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Garnet Valley High School enrolled 1,546 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 50 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses27
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 258 of the 1,546 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions50
  • Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.6% of students were White, 21.7% Asian, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.6%
  2. Asian21.7%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. Hispanic2.6%
  5. Black2.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Garnet Valley High School scored proficient or above: 43% 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
Math43%55% (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

98% of the 378 students in Garnet Valley High School'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 rate98%98%87.5%
Students in the class378378136,045

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 Garnet Valley High School

  1. West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.7 miles away: 1,159 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  2. West Chester East High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.5 miles away: 1,216 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
  3. Compare Garnet Valley High School with West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Garnet Valley SD spends per student$22,697 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,697
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaGarnet Valley High School is the number 73 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.12.8:1
  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 Garnet Valley High School

  1. How many students attend Garnet Valley High School?
    1,485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,546 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Glen Mills, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Garnet Valley High School?
    12.8 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 Garnet Valley High School a Title I school?
    Garnet Valley High School 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 Garnet Valley High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Garnet Valley High School scored proficient or above: 43% 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 Garnet Valley High School?
    98% of the 378 students in Garnet Valley High School'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 Garnet Valley High School in?
    Garnet Valley SD, NCES district ID 4210590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421059001869 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