East Union Intrmd Sch

East Union Intrmd Sch is one of the compact K-5 schools in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, operated by Deer Lakes SD, with 335 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

East Union Intrmd Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Deer Lakes SD, a district that serves 1,689 students overall.

Demographically, East Union Intrmd Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, East Union Intrmd Sch has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Union Intrmd Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.8%; this one delivers 54.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which East Union Intrmd Sch is one.

Deer Lakes MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Union Intrmd Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. East Union Intrmd Sch's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 335). Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the East Union Intrmd Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.