Belle Vernon Area High School vs Monessen SHS

How do these schools compare?

Metric Belle Vernon Area High School Monessen SHS
Location Belle Vernon, PA Monessen, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 735 193
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.3:1 10.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 99.6% 77.7%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

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

Metric Belle Vernon Area High School Monessen SHS
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,225 $21,470
District Belle Vernon Area SD Monessen City SD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Belle Vernon Area High School Monessen SHS
White 86.8% 38.9%
African American 3.4% 43.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4% 5.2%
Asian 2.0% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.4% 11.9%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Belle Vernon Area High School Monessen SHS
AP Courses Offered 9 -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 382:1 238:1
Chronic Absenteeism 38.0% 55.4%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 79
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 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.