Blackhawk High School

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

Blackhawk High School in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania enrolled 763 students in 2024-25 with 49.9 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% 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 90-94% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

762 students in 2022-23, 766 students in 2023-24, 763 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.5 to 49.9.

Students enrolled at Blackhawk High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237622023-247662024-25763
Students enrolled at Blackhawk High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237622023-247662024-25763
Students enrolled at Blackhawk High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237622023-247662024-25763
Students enrolled at Blackhawk High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 766, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237622023-247662024-25763
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376252.514.5
2023-2476650.615.1
2024-2576349.915.3

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; Blackhawk High School 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlackhawk High School 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Blackhawk High School 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlackhawk High School 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Blackhawk High School 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlackhawk High School 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Blackhawk High School 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlackhawk High School 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).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 379 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blackhawk High School enrolled 758 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 379 of the 758 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.2% of students were White, 2.8% of two or more races, 2.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.2%
  2. Two or more races2.8%
  3. Hispanic2.2%
  4. Black1.3%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 Blackhawk High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% 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
Math35‑39%40‑44% (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

90-94% of the 186 students in Blackhawk High School'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 rate90‑94%90‑94%87.5%
Students in the class186188136,045

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; Blackhawk High School is the largest.

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 Blackhawk High School

  1. Beaver Falls Area SHSThe nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 486 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. New Brighton Area High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.7 miles away: 382 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  3. Compare Blackhawk High School with Beaver Falls Area SHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blackhawk SD spends per student$15,029 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,029
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBlackhawk High School is the number 245 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#245 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 Blackhawk High School

  1. How many students attend Blackhawk High School?
    763 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 762 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Beaver Falls, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackhawk High School?
    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 Blackhawk High School a Title I school?
    Blackhawk High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Blackhawk High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Blackhawk High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% 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 Blackhawk High School?
    90-94% of the 186 students in Blackhawk High School'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 Blackhawk High School in?
    Blackhawk SD, NCES district ID 4203688. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420368806707 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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