BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

As a very small four-year high school in BEAVER FALLS, New York, BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 254 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 62% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 863 students. BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (98%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Lewis County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 59.5%; BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 92.3%, +32.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lewis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,182 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lewis County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,082 students), BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BEAVER RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has declined 6%, going from 271 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.