Bentworth SHS

Bentworth SHS is a close-knit secondary school in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, overseen by Bentworth SD. The school teaches 359 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Bentworth SHS sits 51% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Bentworth SD (1,060 students total), Bentworth SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bentworth SHS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder looks like 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bentworth SHS ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.3%; Bentworth SHS posts 53.7%, +18.4 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Washington County) records that median household income runs about $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Bentworth SHS is one of 56 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bentworth El Ctr, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bentworth SHS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.0%.

Bentworth SHS operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bentworth SHS has grew 3%, going from 349 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 5.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.