Greater Johnstown High School
| Greater Johnstown High School | |
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222 Central Avenue Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15902 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1895 |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| School district | Greater Johnstown School District |
| Principal | Michael Vuckovich |
| Faculty | 77 (2013) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 813 (2014) |
| • Grade 9 | 229 (2013) |
| • Grade 10 | 199 (2013) |
| • Grade 11 | 184 (2013) |
| • Grade 12 | 201 (2013) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Black and Columbia Blue |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Feeder schools | Greater Johnstown Middle School |
| Website | GJHS Website |
Greater Johnstown High School is a high school located in between the neighborhoods of Moxham, 8th Ward and Hornerstown in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school operated by the Greater Johnstown School District. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 813 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 77% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 20.9% of pupils received special education services, while 2.3% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 77 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 3% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The high school is on the state's lowest achievement schools list permitting students to get scholarships to attend other schools.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, Greater Johnstown High School reported an enrollment of 849 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 624 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, the School employed 70 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 12:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 13 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.
In 2014, the District’s graduation rate was 83%.
Each school year since 2013, Greater Johnstown High School has been among the 15% lowest achieving schools in the Commonwealth.
Parents and students may be eligible for scholarships to transfer to another public or nonpublic school through the state's Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program passed in June 2012. The scholarships are limited to those students whose family's income is less than $60,000 annually, with another $12,000 allowed per dependent. Maximum scholarship award is $8,500, with special education students receiving up to $15,000 for a year's tuition. Parents pay any difference between the scholarship amount and the receiving school's tuition rate. Students may seek admission to neighboring public school districts. Each year the PDE publishes the tuition rate for each individual public school district.
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