Forest Hills High School | |
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Address | |
489 Locust Street Sidman, Pennsylvania, Cambria County 15955 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
School board | 9 locally elected members |
Superintendent |
Edwin Bowser, Salary $113,300 (2013) (contract August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2016) |
Administrator |
Chris Reighard, Business Manager Salary $89,955 (2013) |
Principal | Curt P Vasas, HS $94,411 |
Faculty | 33 teachers (2013) |
Grades | 10th-121t |
Age | 15 years old to 21 years old special education pupils |
Pupils |
454 pupils (2014) |
• Grade 10 | 143 (2012), 175 (2010) |
• Grade 11 | 167 (2012), 179 |
• Grade 12 | 166 (2012), 186 (2010) |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Green and Yellow |
Team name | Rangers |
Per pupil spending | $10,450 (2008) |
Per pupil spending | $11,829.03 (2012) |
Website | http://fhsd.k12.pa.us/ |
Edwin Bowser, Salary $113,300 (2013) (contract August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2016)
Chris Reighard, Business Manager Salary $89,955 (2013)
Vanessa A Sral, Education Administrator salary $107,411 (2013)
James T Lashinsky, salary $102,262
454 pupils (2014)
476 pupils (2012)
540 pupils (2010)
603 pupils (2008)
Forest Hills High School, located in Sidman, Pennsylvania, is a small, rural, public high school. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 454 pupils in 10th through 12th grades, with 49% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 9% of pupils received special education services, while 2.8% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 33 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. It is the sole high school operated by the Forest Hills School District of Cambria County.
The principal is Kurt Vasas. It once was composed of 4 high schools before their unification to Forest Hills in 1966. The 4 high schools were: Triangle Area, Adams-Summerhill, South Fork-Croyle, and Beaverdale-Wilmore. The district encompasses 3 townships: Adams, Croyle, and Summerhill.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, the school reported an enrollment of 476 pupils in grades 10th through 12th, with 189 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, the Forest Hills High School employed 33 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.