Shaler Area High School serves ninth through twelfth graders in the Shaler Area School District. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school had an enrollment of 1,810 pupils, with 359 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch. The school employed 124 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 14:1. The students' Race/Ethnicity breakdown was: 1,750 Caucasian, 6 Hispanic, 27 Black, 7 Asian Pacif...
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Shaler Area High School serves ninth through twelfth graders in the Shaler Area School District. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school had an enrollment of 1,810 pupils, with 359 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch. The school employed 124 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 14:1. The students' Race/Ethnicity breakdown was: 1,750 Caucasian, 6 Hispanic, 27 Black, 7 Asian Pacific Islander.
Shaler Area High School was established in 1971 from the court-ordered merger of Etna borough, Reserve Township, Millvale borough, and Shaler Township high schools. The current building was constructed during 1978 and 1979.
In 2006, the school board approved a plan to regroup grades within its schools, including moving ninth grade students to the high school. $30 million in renovations were budgeted to create space for classrooms and to enlarge other school facilities.although it was perfectly capable of handling 9th grade up to...
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