Deer Lakes HS

Deer Lakes HS, an intimate senior high in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Deer Lakes SD, works with 581 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

Deer Lakes SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,689 students. Deer Lakes HS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Deer Lakes HS records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deer Lakes HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household earnings sit near $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deer Lakes HS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Union Intrmd Sch, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Deer Lakes HS. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deer Lakes HS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 570 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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