📍 500 Perry Ave, Belle Vernon, Fayette County, 15012
Belle Vernon Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Belle Vernon, Fayette County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belle Vernon Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belle Vernon Area MS enrolls 334 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.1% Two or more races and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 334 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 143 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Belle Vernon Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 49.
Belle Vernon Area MS is one of 4 schools in Belle Vernon Area SD, based in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,426 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Belle Vernon Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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