High school (grades 9-12) · Waterford, PA

Fort Leboeuf Shs

Federal NCES profile for Fort Leboeuf Shs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 420999002037
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
📚 AP courses
80
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fort Leboeuf Shs earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Waterford · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
13:1
students per teacher
42.2%
free-lunch eligible

Fort Leboeuf Shs has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Fort Leboeuf Shs ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Waterford, PA.

School address

Enrollment

652

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

50.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-4% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

42.2%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fort Leboeuf Shs compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fort Leboeuf Shs

Fort Leboeuf Shs is a mid-sized high school in Waterford, Pennsylvania, enrolling 652 students.

At 13:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Pennsylvania median, within a few percentage points of the 13.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 42.2% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 652 puts it in the larger third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 549 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #84.

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 7/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 16 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 217 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Fort Leboeuf Sd also operates Fort Leboeuf Ms (471 students) and Robison El Sch (359 students) alongside Fort Leboeuf Shs.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fort Leboeuf Shs compares

Fort Leboeuf Shs on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▼ 4% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 42.2% ▼ 27% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 652 top 25% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
652
Bigger than 77% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
42.2%
free-lunch eligible - 27% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 44% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 56% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,832
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 217 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
59
in-school suspensions + 32 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 96.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Two or More 0.9%
Asian 0.6%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Fort Leboeuf Shs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 16
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fort Leboeuf Sd, which includes Fort Leboeuf Shs.

$15,832
Per student
-12%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 51.3%
State 38.6%
Federal 10.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fort Leboeuf Shs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Fort Leboeuf Ms Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Robison El Sch Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Waterford El Sch Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Mill Village El Sch Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fort Leboeuf Shs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fort Leboeuf Sd · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fort Leboeuf Shs

How many students attend Fort Leboeuf Shs?

Fort Leboeuf Shs has 652 students enrolled. It is a high school in Waterford, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Leboeuf Shs?

The student-teacher ratio at Fort Leboeuf Shs is 13:1, which is 4% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fort Leboeuf Shs?

42.2% of students at Fort Leboeuf Shs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fort Leboeuf Shs?

The largest demographic group at Fort Leboeuf Shs is White at 96.2% of enrollment, in Waterford, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Leboeuf Shs?

Fort Leboeuf Shs has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Fort Leboeuf Shs rank among public schools in Waterford?

By Resource Investment Index, Fort Leboeuf Shs ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Waterford, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Waterford on the city page.

Is Fort Leboeuf Shs a good school?

Fort Leboeuf Shs earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Fort Leboeuf Sd?

Besides Fort Leboeuf Shs, Fort Leboeuf Sd also operates Fort Leboeuf Ms (471 students), Robison El Sch (359 students), and Waterford El Sch (340 students). See the Fort Leboeuf Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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