Gettysburg Area High School
1130 Old Harrisburg Rd, Gettysburg, PA, 17325-8548 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Gettysburg Area High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Adams County, PA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1182 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 82 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 320 students
Grade 10 - 313 students
Grade 11 - 291 students
Grade 12 - 258 students
This School
(PA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(PA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 8% 3%
% Black 6% 14%
% White 84% 81%
Additional Student Information
This School
(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 16% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 3% n/a
School Performance:
(PA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Gettysburg Area Sd School District
This School's Agency
(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 4
Number of Students Managed 3,462 students 2,220 students
District Total Revenue $41,532,000 $24,078,000
District Expenditure $36,425,000 $23,565,000
District Revenue / Student $11,997 $10,846
District Expenditure / Student $10,521 $10,615
District Graduation Rates 89% 95%
In the News:
  • Girls focus on leadership at annual conference (The Evening Sun)
    posted on October 14, 2009 at 07:57:12 pm
    The sixth annual Adams County Young Women's Leadership Conference brought together more than 600 girls from 11 schools in the county.
  • 12 cases of swine flu confirmed in G'burg school district (The Evening Sun)
    posted on October 8, 2009 at 05:40:31 pm
    District officials say 11 students and one teacher are confirmed to have the H1N1 virus. Officials at Gettysburg Area School District say 11 students at Gettysburg Area Middle School and one teacher at Gettysburg Area High School were confirmed to have the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu.
  • North trail likely (The Salt Lake Tribune)
    posted on September 20, 2009 at 09:32:33 am
    Trail would connect Eisenhower Elementary and Gettysburg Area High School. After about 14 years of delays, the North Gettysburg Trail is likely to become something more than a plan, and something people can actually bike and hike on.
  • North trail likely (The Evening Sun)
    posted on September 17, 2009 at 05:10:40 am
    Trail would connect Eisenhower Elementary and Gettysburg Area High School. After about 14 years of delays, the North Gettysburg Trail is likely to become something more than a plan, and something people can actually bike and hike on.
  • PSSA scores mixed (The Evening Sun)
    posted on September 7, 2009 at 03:36:22 pm
    Some local schools showed improvement in 2009, while others missed the state targets. Local school district officials say they are proud that their districts met state benchmarks for math and reading.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (17325)
School Zip (17325)
(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 25,620 people 11,396,563 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 22%
Population Average Age 37 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $39,409 $41,073
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.8 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 41 years old 51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (17325)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 70% / 30% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Biglerville High School - 607 students - 5.9 mi. away - view location
2. New Oxford Senior High School - 1205 students - 8.7 mi. away - view location
3. Fairfield Area High School - 442 students - 9.8 mi. away - view location
4. Littlestown Senior High School - 767 students - 9.9 mi. away - view location
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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).

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