Coatesville Area SHS

As a substantial secondary school in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Coatesville Area SHS educates 1,366 students from grades 10 through 12, one of the schools within Coatesville Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Coatesville Area SHS sits 85% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Coatesville Area SD (5,142 students total), Coatesville Area SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Coatesville Area SHS shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Coatesville Area SHS has 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 103% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coatesville Area SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $127,208 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chester County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), of which Coatesville Area SHS is one.

The closest other public school is Coatesville Intermediate HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Coatesville Area SHS comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Coatesville Area SHS's enrollment has grew 51% since 2018, when it stood at 903 (now 1,366). White enrollment moved from 52% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Coatesville Area SHS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.