📍 Gypsy Glen Rd, Beaver, Beaver County, 15009
Beaver Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beaver, Beaver County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaver Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beaver Area SHS enrolls 644 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 596 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 644 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beaver Area SHS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 15.
Beaver Area SHS is one of 4 schools in Beaver Area SD, based in Beaver, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,986 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Beaver Area SHS is larger than the district average of about 497 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large