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Enrollment
407
High
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAIRTON CITY SD·NCES 420603007346
Clairton MS/HS
501 Waddell Ave, Clairton, PA 15025 · (412) 233-9200 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
421 students
DISTRICT 108% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 9% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clairton City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
4.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.3% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 3.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Clairton MS/HS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #538 of 576 | #42 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #589 of 626 ▲ 5 | #49 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #579 of 626 ▲ 21 | #48 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #481 of 713 | #47 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #157 of 601 | #15 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #164 of 604 | #20 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #58 of 619 | #10 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #60 of 221 | #6 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 33.1 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 32.6 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 35.4 | 11.8:1 | 92% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 91% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 34.8 | 10.2:1 | 88% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 35 | 9.7:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 38 | 8.9:1 | 83% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clairton MS/HS.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (356 to 407); teachers down 5% (34.8 to 33.1).
About Clairton MS/HS
Clairton, Pennsylvania, is home to Clairton MS/HS, a low-enrollment high school. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 407 students. That is 45% below the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Within Clairton City SD, Clairton MS/HS is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 755 students.
More than half of the students at Clairton MS/HS are Black (70%). The rest of enrollment is 15% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Allegheny County's population at about 13%. The diversity index for Clairton MS/HS is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Clairton MS/HS lists 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 12.8:1.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Clairton MS/HS would score about 33.3%. It scores 17.6%, 15.7 points below that figure.
Census data for Allegheny County show the median household earns about $78,548 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Clairton MS/HS, Allegheny County has 277 public schools.
Clairton MS/HS's nearest public school is Clairton Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clairton MS/HS ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 429 in 2020-21 to 407 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clairton City SD
- Clairton Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Clairton Elementary School0.0 mi · 348
- South Allegheny Middle School2.3 mi · 321
- South Allegheny High School2.3 mi · 464
- Jefferson Hills Intermediate School2.5 mi · 856
- South Allegheny Elementary School2.5 mi · 635
- Thomas Jefferson High School2.8 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About Clairton MS/HSHow many students attend Clairton MS/HS?
Clairton MS/HS enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 06-12.
Is Clairton MS/HS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clairton MS/HS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Clairton MS/HS have?
Clairton MS/HS employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Clairton MS/HS?
Clairton MS/HS reports a student body of 15% White, 3% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Clairton MS/HS?
Clairton MS/HS is overseen by Clairton City SD in Allegheny County.
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