Farrell Area HS/UMS

Set in Farrell, Pennsylvania, Farrell Area HS/UMS is a tiny secondary school, run under Farrell Area SD. It instructs 281 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 62% leaner than the state mean of about 738.

Farrell Area SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 695 students; Farrell Area HS/UMS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Farrell Area HS/UMS reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 12% White, 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Mercer County as a whole is about 6% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Farrell Area HS/UMS has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 96% of students at Farrell Area HS/UMS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mercer County (around 71%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Farrell Area HS/UMS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.3%; this one comes in at 13.9%, -22.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Mercer County reports that median household income runs about $59,976, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Mercer County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,815 students), of which Farrell Area HS/UMS is one.

The closest other public school is Russell C. Phillips El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Farrell Area HS/UMS at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 317 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 81% to 71%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.