Graduation Requirements
In 2011, the graduation rate was 84%. In 2010, the graduation rate was 90%. In 2009, it was 89%.
The Warren County School Board has determined that a pupil must earn 28 credits to graduate including: math - 3 credits, English 4 credits, social studies 4 credits, science 4 credits, Physical Education 1 credit, World Languages 2 credits Computer Tech 0.5 credit, Health 0.5 credits, Tech education 0.5 credit, Project 1 credit and electives 7.5 credits.
Students are required, by Pennsylvania law, to complete a graduation project. Tenth grade students must complete the Choices Planner Program by the end of the second semester of their sophomore year. Eleventh grade students must complete four of the six graduation activities. Twelfth grade students must complete all six of the six requirements prior to the end of the second nine weeks of the senior year.
By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating classes of 2015 and 2016, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams. Students’ Keystone Exam scores shall count for at least one-third of the final course grade.
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