Beaver Falls Area SHS

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Beaver Falls Area SHS in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania enrolled 486 students in 2024-25 with 31.8 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

469 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.8 to 31.8.

Students enrolled at Beaver Falls Area SHS by school year2022-23: 469, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234692023-244802024-25486
Students enrolled at Beaver Falls Area SHS by school year2022-23: 469, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234692023-244802024-25486
Students enrolled at Beaver Falls Area SHS by school year2022-23: 469, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234692023-244802024-25486
Students enrolled at Beaver Falls Area SHS by school year2022-23: 469, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234692023-244802024-25486
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346930.815.2
2023-2448031.815.1
2024-2548631.815.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Beaver Falls Area SHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeaver Falls Area SHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Beaver Falls Area SHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeaver Falls Area SHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Beaver Falls Area SHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeaver Falls Area SHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Beaver Falls Area SHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBeaver Falls Area SHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 236 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beaver Falls Area SHS enrolled 472 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 236 of the 472 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions70
  • Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.9% of students were White, 26.5% Black, 17.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White51.9%
  2. Black26.5%
  3. Two or more races17.5%
  4. Hispanic2.9%
  5. American Indian0.8%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Beaver Falls Area SHS scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math10‑14%20‑24% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 116 students in Beaver Falls Area SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%87.5%
Students in the class116116136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Beaver Falls

2 public high schools in Beaver Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Beaver Falls Area SHS is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blackhawk High School76315.330.4%
Beaver Falls Area SHS48615.398.8%

All public schools in Beaver Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Beaver Falls Area SHS

  1. New Brighton Area High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 382 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Rochester High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 222 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare Beaver Falls Area SHS with New Brighton Area High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Big Beaver Falls Area SD spends per student$16,241 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,241
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls Area SHS is the number 421 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#421 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Beaver Falls Area SHS

  1. How many students attend Beaver Falls Area SHS?
    486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 469 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Beaver Falls, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Beaver Falls Area SHS?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Beaver Falls Area SHS a Title I school?
    Beaver Falls Area SHS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Beaver Falls Area SHS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Beaver Falls Area SHS scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Beaver Falls Area SHS?
    80-84% of the 116 students in Beaver Falls Area SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Beaver Falls Area SHS in?
    Big Beaver Falls Area SD, NCES district ID 4203630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420363000649 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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