Shenango High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · New Castle, Pennsylvania

Shenango High School in New Castle, Pennsylvania enrolled 449 students in 2024-25 with 35.1 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, 54-58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

468 students in 2022-23, 434 students in 2023-24, 449 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 35.1.

Students enrolled at Shenango High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-234682023-244342024-25449
Students enrolled at Shenango High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-234682023-244342024-25449
Students enrolled at Shenango High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-234682023-244342024-25449
Students enrolled at Shenango High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-234682023-244342024-25449
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346838.512.2
2023-2443437.111.7
2024-2544935.112.8

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; Shenango High School 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShenango High School 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Shenango High School 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShenango High School 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Shenango High School 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShenango High School 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Shenango High School 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShenango High 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).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 253 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shenango High School enrolled 506 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 253 of the 506 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.5% of students were White, 3.6% of two or more races, 1.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.5%
  2. Two or more races3.6%
  3. Hispanic1.1%
  4. Black1.1%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Shenango High School scored proficient or above: 54-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254‑58%60‑64%54%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%35‑39% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

95% or more of the 83 students in Shenango 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 rate95% or more95% or more87.5%
Students in the class8383136,045

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 New Castle

7 public high schools in New Castle report 2024-25 enrollment; Shenango High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
New Castle SHS74015.498.9%
Neshannock JSHS54516.626.8%
Shenango High School44912.896.2%
Lawrence County CTC41813.394.0%
Mohawk SHS40613.036.7%
Laurel High School31310.832.6%
Union Area High School19311.650.5%

All public schools in New Castle →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Shenango High School

  1. Lawrence County CTCThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 418 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. New Castle SHSThe next nearest public high school, 3.0 miles away: 740 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Shenango High School with Lawrence County CTCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shenango Area SD spends per student$19,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,562
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaShenango High School is the number 447 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#447 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 Shenango High School

  1. How many students attend Shenango High School?
    449 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 468 in 2022-23. It is a high school in New Castle, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shenango 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 Shenango High School a Title I school?
    Shenango 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 Shenango High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Shenango High School scored proficient or above: 54-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Shenango High School?
    95% or more of the 83 students in Shenango 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 Shenango High School in?
    Shenango Area SD, NCES district ID 4221510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422151002708 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, 2021-22 and 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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