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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420666005228

Connellsville Area SHS

201 Falcon Drive, Connellsville, PA 15425 · (724) 628-1350 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools

Enrollment
667
High
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
167%
1,117 students
DISTRICT 113% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 914522%
Grade 1014522%
Grade 1118428%
Grade 1219329%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
61692%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
233%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
31547%
Female
35253%

School pathway

Feeds from
Connellsville Area Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Connellsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
56.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.9%38.5%
2023-2459.8%47.0%
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Connellsville Area SHS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Fayette County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.5%#320 of 626
▼ 117
#3 of 7
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.9%#340 of 626
▼ 14
#3 of 7
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
667#297 of 713#4 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.1:1#25 of 601#1 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.5%#447 of 604#5 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
167%#1 of 619#1 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-46.7%#3 of 373#1 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
667
-472 (-41%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,332
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566766.310.1:1N/A
2023-2472165.811.0:1N/A
2022-231,00168.314.7:1100% (1,001)
2020-211,1397215.8:171% (805)
2017-181,2517716.2:169% (863)
2015-161,1627814.9:1100% (1,162)
2010-111,0006914.5:143% (432)
2000-011,3808117.0:136% (497)
1990-911,3327717.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connellsville Area SHS.

Since 2017-18: students down 47% (1,251 to 667); teachers down 14% (77 to 66.3).

About Connellsville Area SHS

Connellsville Area SHS is a mid-sized high school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 15425). Its enrollment is 667 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.

Connellsville Area SD includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 3,328 students.

Roughly 92% of students at Connellsville Area SHS are White. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial. Fayette County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Connellsville Area SHS is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 10.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Connellsville Area SHS, which has 66.3. The school's 10.1:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania.

On the allk12 Grade, Connellsville Area SHS lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Pennsylvania public high schools.

In the surrounding county, Fayette County, the median household earns about $58,236 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Connellsville Area SHS, Fayette County has 39 public schools.

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal records list enrollment at Connellsville Area SHS as 1,139 in 2020-21 and 667 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Students per teacher dropped from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 10.1 in 2024-25.

This page collects posts and questions about Connellsville Area SHS, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Fayette County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Connellsville Area SHS
District
Connellsville Area SD
Address
201 Falcon Drive, Connellsville, PA 15425
Phone
(724) 628-1350
County
Fayette County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
667
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,117 (167%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
420666005228
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Connellsville Area SHS
How large is Connellsville Area SHS?
Connellsville Area SHS enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Connellsville Area SHS serve?
Connellsville Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Connellsville Area SHS?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Connellsville Area SHS.
How diverse is Connellsville Area SHS?
Connellsville Area SHS reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Connellsville Area SHS?
Connellsville Area SHS is overseen by Connellsville Area SD in Fayette County.
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