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Erie High School

Q: Is Erie High School a good school?

Erie High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Erie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,501 students attended Erie High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Erie High School?

Students at Erie High School are 42% African American, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Public Grades 9-12

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Erie High School is a public high school located in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,417 students. The school is part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 545 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Erie High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a ranking of 666 out of 681 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals several areas of concern at Erie High School. Academically, the school significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages on Keystone Exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, 7.9% were proficient or better in Biology, and 12.4% were proficient or better in Literature, compared to much higher district and state averages. Additionally, Erie High School has a relatively low four-year graduation rate, ranging from 63.7% to 87.9% over the past few years, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 1.4% to 8.1%.

Interestingly, there are several high-performing schools in the vicinity of Erie High School, such as Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, General McLane High School, Fort LeBoeuf Senior High School, Seneca High School, and Fairview High School, which consistently outperform Erie High School on academic metrics, graduation rates, and overall state rankings. Despite the higher spending per student at Erie High School, ranging from $9,272 to $18,239 over the past few years, the school's outcomes lag behind both the state and nearby high-performing schools.

2,501

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,040

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3325 Cherry St
Erie, PA 16508

(814) 874-6200

District: Erie City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.9%

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2019 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (71% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg31%

Pennsylvania avg52%

666^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Erie City School District

545^th of 606Erie City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	666 of 681	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	663 of 686	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	622 of 674	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	588 of 634	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	514 of 537	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	625 of 693	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	268 of 276	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	269 of 284	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	251 of 260	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	124 of 125	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.2	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	413 of 524	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	454 of 513	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	356 of 502	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	106 of 109	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	72 of 84	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	76 of 85	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	648 of 657	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	647 of 665	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	276 of 287	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	265 of 274	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	234 of 252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	637 of 651	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	645 of 664	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	611 of 652	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	645 of 660	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	638 of 662	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	150 of 165	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.3	582 of 583	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	590 of 595	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	554 of 577	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature12%-50 vs state

Biology8%-41 vs state

Algebra I3%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Erie High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Erie High School	Public	9-12	3325 Cherry St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 874-6200	2,501	180	13.8	96.6%	886 (35.4%)	1,048 (41.9%)	316 (12.6%)	116 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	127 (5.1%)	2.3	666^th of 681 public high schools	2.2%		3.1	663^rd of 686 public high schools	3.4%	3	2.7	7.9	12.4									$3,040	$2,250	$789
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 State St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 874-6300	750	54	14.0	99.6%	406 (54.1%)	164 (21.9%)	73 (9.7%)	54 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	82	98^th of 681 public high schools	85.6%		92.2	39^th of 686 public high schools	94.3%	59	58.9	67.1	77.1									$3,737	$2,766	$971
Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	1511 Peach Street	Erie	16501	Erie County	Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 480-5914	627	34	18.6	78.1%	158 (25.2%)	246 (39.2%)	136 (21.7%)	48 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	2.4	664^th of 681 public high schools	2.5%		2.1	675^th of 686 public high schools	1.6%	11	3.5	8.8	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.4	20.0	1.5	13.0	$20,948	$5,659	$15,289
McDowell High School	Public	9-12	3580 West 38th St	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5403	2,133	148	14.3	48.9%	1,675 (78.5%)	71 (3.3%)	116 (5.4%)	126 (5.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	138 (6.5%)	77.8	140^th of 681 public high schools	79.4%		78.2	129^th of 686 public high schools	81.2%	11	59.0	61.0	73.9									$15,703	$390	$15,313
Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	560	40	14.1	97.9%	452 (80.7%)	35 (6.3%)	27 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	79.3	122^nd of 681 public high schools	82.1%		67.5	227^th of 686 public high schools	66.9%	105	57.6	65.1	74.4		33.0	27.5	30.1		49.4	45.1	47.1	$24,652	$940	$23,712
Erie County Technical School	Public	9-12	8500 Oliver Road	Erie	16509	Erie County	Erie County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 464-8600	2	26	.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harbor Creek Senior High School	Public	9-12	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	692	45	15.4	42.8%	619 (89.5%)	13 (1.9%)	23 (3.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	76.7	150^th of 681 public high schools	78.0%		80.4	110^th of 686 public high schools	84.0%	40	62.5	73.6	62.1									$16,682	$325	$16,358
Seneca High School	Public	9-12	10770 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-4154	383	32	12.0	51.2%	355 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.3	69^th of 681 public high schools	89.9%		84.3	87^th of 686 public high schools	87.3%	18	70.3	67.8	77.1									$17,410	$1,026	$16,384
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	7460 McCray Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	593	41	14.4	27.3%	488 (82.3%)	9 (1.5%)	26 (4.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	91.4	41^st of 681 public high schools	94.0%		93.4	29^th of 686 public high schools	95.8%	12	85.1	76.6	77.9									$19,044	$331	$18,713
Fort LeBoeuf Senior High School	Public	9-12	931 N High St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2616	652	49	13.2	56.4%	627 (96.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	85.1	78^th of 681 public high schools	88.5%		88.2	55^th of 686 public high schools	92.0%	23	62.1	68.0	80.4									$17,422	$395	$17,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Erie High School

What is the racial makeup of Erie High School?

Students at Erie High School are 42% African American, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Erie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,501 students attended Erie High School.

What district is Erie High School in?

Erie City School District

Is Erie High School a good school?

Erie High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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