📍 240 Hyde Park Rd, Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, 15690
Kiski Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Vandergrift, Westmoreland County. The school has 1,126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kiski Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. 58% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kiski Area HS enrolls 1,126 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.5% Black or African American and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,024 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 1,126 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Kiski Area 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.
Kiski Area HS is one of 6 schools in Kiski Area SD, based in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,297 students district-wide and employs 196 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,126 students, Kiski Area HS is larger than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large