High Schools in Berwick Area School District

Summary:

The Berwick Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Berwick Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 234 out of 681 schools in 2024-2025 to 478 out of 674 schools in 2022-2023.

Berwick Area High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.9%, slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate was 1.4%, relatively low. The school's proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams were higher than the district and state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature in the 2024-2025 school year, but lower than the state average in Algebra I in the 2023-2024 school year.

The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 99.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school district's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $19,168, higher than the state average, and the school's student-to-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.4, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest a commitment to providing adequate resources and support for the school and its students.

District Detail

500 Line St
Berwick, PA 18603-3325

(570) 759-6400

SchoolDigger Rank:
292^nd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,555

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berwick Area High School	Public	9-12	1100 Fowler Ave	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	692	53	13.1	103.9%	539 (77.9%)	20 (2.9%)	120 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	67.7	234^th of 681 public high schools	65.6%		53.7	359^th of 686 public high schools	47.7%	125	55.8	53.7	66.3	$20,752	$2,149	$18,603

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Columbia School District	7.52 mi	3	69^th
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	7.59 mi	1	534^th
Northwest Area School District	8.34 mi	3	403^rd
Bloomsburg Area School District	8.51 mi	5	163^rd
Hazleton Area School District	9.45 mi	11	492^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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