Enrollment
592
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER·NCES 428022007066
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center
720 Locust Street, Connellsville, PA 15425 · (724) 626-0236 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
585 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
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 9 | 179 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 19% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 14.7% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center this school | 592 | 98.8% | 22.3% |
| Derry Area SHS Derry | 598 | 98.3% | 47.1% |
| Oil City SHS Oil City | 611 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Wyalusing Valley JSHS Wyalusing | 586 | 98.8% | 47.6% |
| Warren Area High School Warren | 704 | 98.4% | 54.5% |
| Towanda Area JSHS Towanda | 709 | 98.4% | 45.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #519 of 576 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #518 of 626 ▲ 8 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #551 of 626 ▲ 23 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #343 of 713 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.9:1 | #596 of 601 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #469 of 604 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #150 of 619 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #137 of 221 | N/A |
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
592
+77 (+15%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 592 | 21.3 | 27.9:1 | 99% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 21.5 | 27.2:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 21.5 | 15.9:1 | 61% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 22 | 23.4:1 | 35% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 23.6 | 23.8:1 | 31% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 25 | 9.6:1 | 99% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 68% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (562 to 592); teachers down 10% (23.6 to 21.3).
About Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center sits in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. Federal data show 592 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center operates as its own local education agency.
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center is 93% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Black. That is in line with Fayette County, where about 90% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Its ratio of 27.9:1 is based on 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 12.8:1. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.2% for Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center. The school posts 22.3%, 13.0 points below the prediction.
The school is in Fayette County, where median household income comes to about $58,236, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Fayette County's 39 public schools enroll about 15,340 students and include Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center.
Connellsville Area Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% gain, from 515 to 592. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 23.4:1 in 2020-21 to 27.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Connellsville
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Connellsville Area Middle School0.2 mi · 866
- Connellsville Area SHS0.2 mi · 667
- Bullskin Elementary School2.2 mi · 430
- Dunbar Twp Elementary School2.6 mi · 580
- West Crawford Elementary School2.6 mi · 487
- Southmoreland Middle School5.8 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Connellsville Area Career & Technical CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center?
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center serve?
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center?
Approximately 27.9:1 students per teacher at Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center.
How diverse is Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center?
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center in?
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center is part of Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center.
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