Derry Area SHS
988 North Chestnut St Ext, Derry, PA 15627
Schola Grade B · Above average
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 Derry Area SHS
Derry Area SHS is a public high school in Derry, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Derry Area SD. The school is located in a large suburb in Westmoreland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 598 students were enrolled, with about 13.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 598 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 10
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Derry Area SD
- County
- Westmoreland County
- NCES school ID
- 420756004352
Schools near Derry Area SHS
All 3 schools in Derry →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.