Sharon High School

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

Sharon High School in Sharon, Pennsylvania enrolled 532 students in 2024-25 with 54.0 full-time teachers, 9.8 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; 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%).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

523 students in 2022-23, 539 students in 2023-24, 532 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.3 to 54.0.

Students enrolled at Sharon High School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235232023-245392024-25532
Students enrolled at Sharon High School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235232023-245392024-25532
Students enrolled at Sharon High School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235232023-245392024-25532
Students enrolled at Sharon High School by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 539, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235232023-245392024-25532
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352346.311.3
2023-2453949.810.8
2024-2553254.09.8

9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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; Sharon High School 9.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSharon High School 9.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Sharon High School 9.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSharon High School 9.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Sharon High School 9.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSharon High School 9.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Sharon High School 9.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSharon High School 9.8state 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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 268 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sharon High School enrolled 535 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 155 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 268 of the 535 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions155
  • Chronically absent35.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.8% of students were White, 22.0% Black, 15.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White59.8%
  2. Black22.0%
  3. Two or more races15.6%
  4. Hispanic2.6%

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 Sharon High School 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%14‑17% (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 100 students in Sharon 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 rate90‑94%90‑94%87.5%
Students in the class100100136,045

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 Sharon High School

  1. Farrell Area HS/UMSThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 281 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Sharpsville Area SHSThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 326 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Sharon High School with Farrell Area HS/UMSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sharon City SD spends per student$18,454 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,454
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaSharon High School is the number 390 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#390 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.9.8:1
  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 Sharon High School

  1. How many students attend Sharon High School?
    532 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sharon, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharon High School?
    9.8 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 Sharon High School a Title I school?
    Sharon 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 Sharon High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sharon High School 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 Sharon High School?
    90-94% of the 100 students in Sharon 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 Sharon High School in?
    Sharon City SD, NCES district ID 4221330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422133007321 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