Belle Vernon Area MS

Located at 500 Perry Ave, in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, Belle Vernon Area MS is a modestly sized intermediate school that serves 386 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by Belle Vernon Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Belle Vernon Area MS sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

Belle Vernon Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,416 students. Belle Vernon Area MS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Belle Vernon Area MS lists that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Belle Vernon Area MS has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Belle Vernon Area MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 44.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fayette County put the typical household earns roughly $58,236 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Fayette County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), of which Belle Vernon Area MS is one.

Marion El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Belle Vernon Area MS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belle Vernon Area MS has remained close to its prior level, going from 379 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 93% to 83%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Belle Vernon Area MS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.