📍 500 Blackhawk Rd, Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 15010
Blackhawk HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County. The school has 762 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blackhawk SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackhawk HS enrolls 762 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 714 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 762 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Blackhawk HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 14.
Blackhawk HS is one of 4 schools in Blackhawk SD, based in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,326 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 762 students, Blackhawk HS is larger than the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe