Beaver Falls Area SHS vs Big Beaver El Sch

How do these schools compare?

Metric Beaver Falls Area SHS Big Beaver El Sch
Location Beaver Falls, PA Darlington, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high elementary
Enrollment 486 301
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.6:1 12.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 88.9% 100.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Beaver Falls Area SHS Big Beaver El Sch
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,055 $19,055
District Big Beaver Falls Area SD Big Beaver Falls Area SD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Beaver Falls Area SHS Big Beaver El Sch
White 51.9% 64.5%
African American 26.5% 11.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9% 7.0%
Asian 0.4% 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 17.5% 16.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Beaver Falls Area SHS Big Beaver El Sch
AP Courses Offered 6
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 243:1 301:1
Chronic Absenteeism 45.9% 29.2%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 156 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.