Ambridge Area HS

As an average-sized 9-12 campus in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Ambridge Area HS hosts 705 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Ambridge Area SD.

Ambridge Area SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,186 students; Ambridge Area HS is among them.

On demographics, Ambridge Area HS reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Beaver County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ambridge Area HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Beaver County put median household earnings sit near $71,089, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Beaver County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), Ambridge Area HS is one campus in the mix.

Highland El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ambridge Area HS. On composite proficiency, Ambridge Area HS comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Ambridge Area HS's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 773 (now 705). Class-load math has rose: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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