Beaver Falls Area SHS

Located at 1701 8th Ave, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Beaver Falls Area SHS is a cozy four-year high school that instructs 486 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Big Beaver Falls Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Beaver Falls Area SHS sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Beaver Falls Area SHS is one of 4 schools operated by Big Beaver Falls Area SD, a district that teaches 1,613 students overall.

On demographics, Beaver Falls Area SHS reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 17% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Beaver Falls Area SHS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Beaver County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Beaver Falls Area SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 37.4%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the broader community, Beaver County reports that median household income runs about $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%. In all, Beaver County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), of which Beaver Falls Area SHS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Beaver Falls MS, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beaver Falls Area SHS at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Beaver Falls Area SHS's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 486). White enrollment moved from 61% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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