Total enrollment
3,275
-186 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Kiski Area SD
Pennsylvania · 3,275 students · 4 cities
Kiski Area SD's public-school directory holds 6 schools, serving about 3,275 K-12 students inside Pennsylvania (an average of 546 per school).
4-year change in Kiski Area SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Kiski Area SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #180 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,275 | #139 of 479 | #2,969 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #110 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #471 of 478 | #6,872 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.8% | #98 of 398 | #2,445 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #267 of 378 | #5,512 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Kiski Area SD
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Kiski Area South Primary School at 69.1% proficient to Kiski Area IHS at 39.4%, a gap of 29.7 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,640 to 3,275 students (down 10%) and from 199 to 197 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiski Area HS | Vandergrift | High | 09-12 | 1,075 |
| Kiski Area IHS | Vandergrift | Middle | 07-08 | 518 |
| Kiski Area Upper El Sch | Apollo | Middle | 05-06 | 502 |
| Kiski Area North Primary Sch | Leechburg | Elementary | KG-04 | 447 |
| Kiski Area East Primary Sch | Vandergrift | Elementary | KG-04 | 425 |
| Kiski Area South Primary Sch | Export | Elementary | KG-04 | 308 |
About Kiski Area SD
Kiski Area SD is a small public-school district in Pennsylvania. The district oversees 6 schools and instructs approximately 3,275 students.
On the school-mix side, Kiski Area SD is built around 3 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Kiski Area SD has contracted 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,461 students to 3,275.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Kiski Area SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.