Wilkinsburg Senior High School

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Wilkinsburg High School is a public school in the Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is part of the Wilkinsburg School District. The school is the sole high school operated by the district in the Pittsburgh suburb of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. The District encompasses approximately 3sqmi. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 19,196. By 2010, the District's population declined to 15,933 people. The educational attainment levels for the Wilkinsburg Borough School District population were 90% high school graduates and 28.5% college graduates. The district has a mandated school uniform policy which stipulates both colors and styles of clothes.Wilkinsburg Senior High School is located at 747 Wallace Avenue, Pittsburgh. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 172 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 75% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 16.8% of pupils received special education services, while less than 1% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 37 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education, 93% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school is not a federally designated Title I school.