High school (grades 9-12) · Harrison City, PA

Penn Trafford Hs

Federal NCES profile for Penn Trafford Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 421866006648
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👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
22
📋 Attendance
28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Penn Trafford Hs earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of Pennsylvania schools.

39
Resource Index · Typical
16:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
18.2%
free-lunch eligible
1,167
students enrolled

Penn Trafford Hs has class sizes larger than 85% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Harrison City, PA 15636
District: Penn-Trafford Sd · Pennsylvania

NCES ID 421866006648 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-51 students YoY

Penn Trafford Hs held near 1,212 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-51 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 73.0 → 70.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-51 students YoY 421866006648 · Harrison City, PA High · MID · TRAD

1,167 enr · 16:1 · 18.2% lunch · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Penn Ms (518 students)

Penn Trafford Hs held near 1,212 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-51 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 73.0 → 70.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Penn Trafford Hs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Penn Trafford Hs reports 1,167 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Penn Trafford Hs compares

Penn Trafford Hs held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16:1 ▲ 18% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 18.2% ▼ 69% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,167 top 7% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,167
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
18.2%
free-lunch eligible - 69% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 18% above state mean
Top 85% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 15% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
29.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,981
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 389 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.7%
Two or More 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%
African American 1.4%
Asian 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 91.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.7, Penn Trafford Hs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 17
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Penn-Trafford Sd reports $14,981 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Penn Trafford Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Penn Ms Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mccullough El Sch Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Sunrise El Sch Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Harrison Park El Sch Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Trafford Ms Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Penn Trafford Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Penn-Trafford Sd · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,167 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16:1)

Frequently asked questions about Penn Trafford Hs

How many students attend Penn Trafford Hs?

Penn Trafford Hs has 1,167 students enrolled. It is a high school in Harrison City, PA. CCD year-over-year: 1,263 (2022-23) → 1,212 (2023-24), nearly flat (-51).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Penn Trafford Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Penn Trafford Hs is 16:1, which is 18% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Penn Trafford Hs?

18.2% of students at Penn Trafford Hs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Penn Trafford Hs?

The largest demographic group at Penn Trafford Hs is White at 91.7% of enrollment, in Harrison City, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Penn Trafford Hs?

Penn Trafford Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Penn-Trafford Sd?

Besides Penn Trafford Hs, Penn-Trafford Sd also operates Penn Ms (518 students), Mccullough El Sch (448 students), and Sunrise El Sch (412 students). See the Penn-Trafford Sd district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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