Pennsylvania public high school · Oil City Area School District

Oil City Senior High School

10 Lynch Blvd, Oil City, PA 16301. 35.7% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

35.7%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)18.8 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
87.6%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)4.8 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
9.1%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
54.5%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
58.2%Students from low-income families
612Students enrolled (2024-25)
Our read

35.7% of graduates enrolled in college, 19 points below the Pennsylvania figure of 54.5%.

The path from Oil City

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 35.7%Military 7.9%Working in Pennsylvania 42.9%Other or not found 33.3%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Oil City

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Grove City College28.1 mi81%——
    Allegheny College28.3 mi70%$23,895$68,228
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania31.6 mi68%$19,972$57,995
    Thiel College36.4 mi53%$24,478$51,676
    Westminster College39.9 mi60%$19,484$59,487
    Butler County Community College43.2 mi37%$7,540$44,291

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Cranberry Area Junior/Senior High School (4.5 mi, 58% to college) · Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School (7.5 mi, 35.7% to college) · Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School (9.5 mi, 46.4% to college) · North Clarion Co Junior/Senior High School (12.6 mi, 69% to college) · Titusville Senior High School (13.8 mi, 42.4% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Oil City Area School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureOil CityPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)35.7%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate87.6%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Oil City Senior High School graduates go to college?
35.7% of the Class of 2023 at Oil City Senior High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Oil City Senior High School?
Oil City Senior High School has a four-year graduation rate of 87.6%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.