State/Public High Open

Beaver Falls Area SHS

๐Ÿ“ 1701 8th Ave, Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 15010

469
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Beaver Falls Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Beaver Falls Area SD school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Big Beaver Falls Area SD

Enrollment & staffing

Beaver Falls Area SHS enrolls 469 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
233 (50%)
Female students
236 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.8
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 26% Black or African American and 20% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23650%
Black or African American12026%
Two or more races9520%
Hispanic or Latino143%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

417 of the school's 469 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Beaver Falls Area SHS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 47, state house district 10.

School district: Big Beaver Falls Area SD

Beaver Falls Area SHS is one of 4 schools in Big Beaver Falls Area SD, based in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,638 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Beaver Falls Area SHS is close to the district average of about 410 students per school.

1,638
District students
4
Schools
118
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Math proficient
77%
Graduation rate
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (5) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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