Highlands High School

1500 Pacific Ave, Natrona Heights, PA 15065 | (724) 226-1000

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 869

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 869 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 408th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Thomas Shirey

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Highlands School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,527
Graduation Rate: 85.3%
Dropout Rate: 2.5%
Students Per Teacher: 13.0
Enrolled Students: 2,806

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 869
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 57.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 430 (49.5%)
Females: 435 (50.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 140 (16.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 334 (38.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 474 (54.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Highlands High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.3%
Black	72	8.3%
Asian	3	0.3%
Hispanic	5	0.6%
White	782	90.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	1	0.1%
8th Grade	5	0.6%
9th Grade	217	25.0%
10th Grade	230	26.5%
11th Grade	219	25.2%
12th Grade	197	22.7%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

56.5%

District:

59.2%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

80.5%

District:

80.5%

Dropout Rate

School:

1.7%

District:

1.2%

Faculty Information (2010)

ASSISTANT/VICE PRINCIPAL: DEBORAH BEUCKER

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on July 17, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school is very educational

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