Meadville Area SHS

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

Meadville Area SHS in Meadville, Pennsylvania enrolled 708 students in 2024-25 with 49.3 full-time teachers, 14.4 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, 10-14% 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 85-89% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

765 students in 2022-23, 751 students in 2023-24, 708 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.9 to 49.3.

Students enrolled at Meadville Area SHS by school year2022-23: 765, 2023-24: 751, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237652023-247512024-25708
Students enrolled at Meadville Area SHS by school year2022-23: 765, 2023-24: 751, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237652023-247512024-25708
Students enrolled at Meadville Area SHS by school year2022-23: 765, 2023-24: 751, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237652023-247512024-25708
Students enrolled at Meadville Area SHS by school year2022-23: 765, 2023-24: 751, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237652023-247512024-25708
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376548.915.7
2023-2475148.115.6
2024-2570849.314.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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; Meadville Area SHS 14.4; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadville Area SHS 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Meadville Area SHS 14.4; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadville Area SHS 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Meadville Area SHS 14.4; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadville Area SHS 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Meadville Area SHS 14.4; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadville Area SHS 14.4state 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 260 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Meadville Area SHS enrolled 779 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 135 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 260 of the 779 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions135
  • Chronically absent32.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.5% of students were White, 8.8% of two or more races, 5.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White82.5%
  2. Two or more races8.8%
  3. Black5.2%
  4. Hispanic2.5%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Meadville Area SHS scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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
Math10‑14%25‑29% (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

85-89% of the 171 students in Meadville 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 rate85‑89%87%87.5%
Students in the class171229136,045

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.

High schools in Meadville

2 public high schools in Meadville report 2024-25 enrollment; Meadville Area SHS is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Meadville Area SHS70814.499.6%
Crawford County CTC160.881.3%

All public schools in Meadville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Meadville Area SHS

  1. Crawford County CTCThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 16 students (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Cochranton JSHSThe next nearest public high school, 8.6 miles away: 341 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  3. Compare Meadville Area SHS with Crawford County CTCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Crawford Central SD spends per student$17,087 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,087
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMeadville Area SHS is the number 271 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#271 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.14.4:1
  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 Meadville Area SHS

  1. How many students attend Meadville Area SHS?
    708 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 765 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Meadville, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadville Area SHS?
    14.4 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 Meadville Area SHS a Title I school?
    Meadville 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 Meadville Area SHS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Meadville Area SHS scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 Meadville Area SHS?
    85-89% of the 171 students in Meadville 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 Meadville Area SHS in?
    Crawford Central SD, NCES district ID 4207080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420708001654 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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