State College Area High School is a public high school in State College, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only public high school in the State College Area School District and is located within walking distance of Penn State University.
The school created the world's first driver's education in car course in 1934, which was cut after the 2010-2011 school year due to budget cuts from the new school board.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,538 students and 203.25 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.49. Many graduates from State High go on to study at the Pennsylvania State University.
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