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Somerset Area Senior High School

645 South Columbia Ave, Somerset, PA, 15501-2511

Tel: (814)443-2831

Grades: 10-12 | 557 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Somerset Area Senior High School serves 557 students in grades 10-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the PA state average of 14:1.
The school's 97% graduation rate is high than the PA state average of 88%.
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body.
Somerset Area Senior High School is one of 2 public high schools within Somerset, and operates within the Somerset Area School District.

The nearest elementary school is Maple Ridge Elementary School (0.7 miles away), the nearest middle school is Somerset Area Junior High School (0 miles away), and the nearest high school is Somerset County Technology Center (3 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, PA Dept. of Educ.	Somerset Area Senior High School
Grades Offered	Grades 10-12
Total Students	557 students

% Male / % Female	50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers	44 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	14:1

	This School	(PA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	3%

% Hispanic	1%	8%

% Black	2%	16%

% White	96%	71%

Unknown	n/a	2%

	This School	(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	23%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Somerset Area School District
	This School's Agency	(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	6	3
Number of Students Managed	2,478 students	1,682 students

District Total Revenue	$33,974,000	$20,984,000

District Expenditure	$37,335,000	$20,089,000

District Revenue / Student	$13,710	$12,476

District Expenditure / Student	$15,067	$11,944

District Graduation Rates	97%	88%

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Somerset Area Senior High School
Grades: 10-12 | 0 mi. away

Somerset Area Junior High School
Grades: 7-9 | 0 mi. away

Maple Ridge Elementary School
Grades: KG-3 | 0.7 mi. away

Eagle View Elementary School
Grades: 4-6 | 1 mi. away

Somerset County Technology Center
Grades: 10-12 | 3 mi. away

Friedens Elementary School
Grades: KG-3 | 5.2 mi. away

View all schools in: Somerset, Somerset County, Zip 15501

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