📍 205 W Allegheny Rd, Imperial, Allegheny County, 15126
West Allegheny SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Imperial, Allegheny County. The school has 997 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Allegheny SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 76% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Allegheny SHS enrolls 997 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 885 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 997 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 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.
West Allegheny SHS 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 37, state house district 44.
West Allegheny SHS is one of 5 schools in West Allegheny SD, based in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,469 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 997 students, West Allegheny SHS is larger than the district average of about 694 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large