Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 60 students
Altoona Area HS
1404 6th Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
Grades
6–12
High
Students
2,255
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Altoona Area SD
Blair County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Altoona Area HS
Altoona Area HS is a public high school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6–12. It is part of Altoona Area SD. The school is located in a small city in Blair County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 2,255 students were enrolled, with about 16.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 2,255 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 18
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Altoona Area SD
- County
- Blair County
- NCES school ID
- 420234000913
Schools near Altoona Area HS
All 24 schools in Altoona →
Kimmel Alternative School
Public · Grades 7–12
Hollidaysburg Area SHS
Public · Grades 10–12 · 793 students
Bellwood-Antis HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 378 students
Williamsburg Community JSHS
Public · Grades 7–12 · 217 students
Tyrone Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 503 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.