High Schools in Belle Vernon Area School District

Summary:

The Belle Vernon Area High School is the sole high school serving the Belle Vernon Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 171 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 280 out of 686 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 4 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 and 2021-2022.

Academically, Belle Vernon Area High School has shown mixed results on Keystone Exams. While its proficiency rate in Biology was above the state average in both 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, its Algebra I proficiency rate was below the state average during the same period. In Literature, the school's proficiency rate was above the state average in 2023-2024. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2022-2023 was 87.5%, and its dropout rate for the same year was 1.6%.

Demographically, the school serves a student population of 752, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 for the 2022-2023 school year. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 35.9% for the 2022-2023 school year, indicating that it serves a population with lower socioeconomic status. The school district's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $15,381.

District Detail

270 Crest Avenue
Belle Vernon, PA 15012-4200

(724) 808-2500

SchoolDigger Rank:
190^th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,367

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Vernon Area High School	Public	9-12	425 Crest Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	752	43	17.3	35.9%	654 (87.0%)	20 (2.7%)	28 (3.7%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	61.3	280^th of 686 public high schools	59.2%		73.3	171^st of 674 public high schools	74.6%	109	33.8	56.2	71.7	$15,381	$854	$14,527

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Yough School District	3.13 mi	5	217^th
Monessen City School District	3.97 mi	3	573^rd
Ringgold School District	5.02 mi	4	408^th
Elizabeth Forward School District	5.51 mi	6	123^rd
Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	5.56 mi	1

High Schools in Belle Vernon Area School District

District Detail

Belle Vernon Area High School

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