📍 2588 Quaker Valley Road, New Paris, Bedford County, 15554
Chestnut Ridge SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Paris, Bedford County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chestnut Ridge SD school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 74 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chestnut Ridge SHS enrolls 490 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.4% Two or more races and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 462 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 490 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 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.
Chestnut Ridge SHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 35, state house district 78.
Chestnut Ridge SHS is one of 3 schools in Chestnut Ridge SD, based in Fishertown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,200 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, Chestnut Ridge SHS is larger than the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant