Fox Chapel Area HS

As a substantial secondary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Fox Chapel Area HS hosts 1,360 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Fox Chapel Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Fox Chapel Area HS sits 84% larger than that benchmark.

Fox Chapel Area SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,266 students; Fox Chapel Area HS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Fox Chapel Area HS logs that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest consists of 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Allegheny County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Fox Chapel Area HS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Fox Chapel Area HS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.9%; this one delivers 89.8%, a residual of +21.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Fox Chapel Area HS is one.

The closest other public school is OHara El Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fox Chapel Area HS comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 66.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Fox Chapel Area HS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,347 (now 1,360). White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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