Greensburg Salem High School

The Greensburg-Salem High School (GSHS) is a public high school which is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

TypePublic high school

Motto It's a Great Day to be a Golden Lion/ Children First- Engagement Always/ Effort Creates Ability

StatusCurrently operational

School board

Greensburg Salem School Board^[1]

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Greensburg-Salem High School
Location
65 Mennel Dr Greensburg , Westmoreland , Pennsylvania 15601-1344 United States 40.3264°N 79.5413°W / 40.3264; -79.5413
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	It's a Great Day to be a Golden Lion/ Children First- Engagement Always/ Effort Creates Ability
Status	Currently operational
School board	Greensburg Salem School Board[1]
School district	Greensburg-Salem School District
NCES District ID	4210920[2]
Oversight	Pennsylvania Department of Education
Superintendent	Ken Bissell[3]
CEEB code	391575
NCES School ID	421092004373[4]
President	Ronald Mellinger, Jr.[1]
Principal	Adam Jones
Teaching staff	58.50 (FTE)[4]
Grades	9–12[4]
Enrollment	784[4] (2024–2025)
• Grade 9	207[4]
• Grade 10	288[4]
• Grade 11	195[4]
• Grade 12	194[4]
Student to teacher ratio	13.40[4]
Campus type	Suburban[4]
Student Union/Association	Student Council Association[5]
Colors	Gold, Brown, and White[6]
Athletics conference	PIAA, WPIAL[7]
Nickname	Golden Lions[6]
USNWR ranking	11,118[8]
Newspaper	Lions Den
Feeder schools	Greensburg-Salem Middle School
Website	gshs.greensburgsalem.org

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Greensburg-Salem High School is the only high school in the Greensburg-Salem School District, which is situated thirty-five miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh in the center of Westmoreland County. It covers an area of fifty-one square miles that includes urban, suburban, and rural populations.^[9]

For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked GSHS 11,118th best of 17,843 U.S. public high schools, 435th best of 718 Pennsylvania public high schools, and 78th best among 132 Pittsburgh-area public high schools.^[8]