Lick-Wilmerding High School
- Grades
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9–12
- Day
Who we are
The LWHS Application for students applying for fall of 2027 will be open at the end of August 2026.
A private school with a public purpose, Lick-Wilmerding High School develops the head, heart, and hands of highly motivated students from all walks of life, inspiring them to become lifelong learners who contribute to the world with confidence and compassion.
LWHS strives to cultivate a diverse, collaborative community of students and adults that is rooted in empathy, equity, respect, humility, and accountability. We commit to uphold the tenets of anti-racism and to interrupt all forms of interpersonal and institutional bias and discrimination. We aspire to create joyful spaces for learning where everyone brings their whole selves, feels known and heard, lifts each other up, and engages in all aspects of life at LWHS and beyond.
LWHS AT-A-GLANCE
- Founded in 1895
- Campus spaces include: Technical Arts "shops", caféteria, full-court gymnasium with rock climbing wall, music studio, dance studio, photography studio with darkroom, 3 computer labs, 7,100 square foot library containing 30,000 titles and 180,000 digital titles
- 140 9th graders from 70+ middle schools, 560 total students from 150+ middle schools
- 74% self-identifying students of color
- $8 million Flexible Tuition budget
- 33% of LWHS families are enrolled through Flexible Tuition
- $22,725 is the average tuition paid by families enrolled through Flexible Tuition
- 110 student clubs
- 40 teams representing 16 sports
- 8,000 service hours volunteered by the 10th-grade class
- 122 courses available
