Penn Hills High School is a public secondary school located in Penn Hills, east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the sole high school operated by the Penn Hills School District. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 1,453 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 60.5% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 12.8% of pupils received special education services, while 6.6% of pupils were identified as gifted. Penn Hills Senior High School employed 100 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2013, Penn Hills Senior High School reported an enrollment of 1,445 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 736 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, Penn Hills Senior High School employed 101.5 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 11 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. Penn Hills High School has experienced a 500 pupil decline in enrollment since 2006. The Pennsylvania Department of Education projects a continued loss of enrollment to 800 pupils in 2020.The Pennsylvania Department of Education reports enrollment was 1527 students in 2011, and the student-faculty ratio is 15:1.
