📍 1021 Puckety Church Rd, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, 15068
Burrell HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burrell SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burrell HS enrolls 579 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 579 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 151 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Burrell HS 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 45, state house district 54.
Burrell HS is one of 4 schools in Burrell SD, based in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,692 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Burrell HS is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large