Chartiers Valley HS

Located at 50 Thoms Run Rd, in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, Chartiers Valley HS is a medium-sized four-year high school that caters to 1,029 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Chartiers Valley SD. That puts it 39% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Chartiers Valley HS is one of 4 schools operated by Chartiers Valley SD, a district that educates 3,473 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Chartiers Valley HS lists that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Allegheny County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Chartiers Valley HS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chartiers Valley HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.2%, the actual is 49.7%, a residual of -12.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Chartiers Valley HS is one campus in the mix.

Chartiers Valley MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chartiers Valley HS at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Chartiers Valley HS's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,020 (now 1,029). White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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