Gill Hall El Sch

As a mid-tier primary school in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, Gill Hall El Sch instructs 424 students from grades K through 2, operated by West Jefferson Hills SD.

West Jefferson Hills SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,501 students; Gill Hall El Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, Gill Hall El Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 12% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Allegheny County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Gill Hall El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Gill Hall El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Thomas Jefferson HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 43%: 297 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 77% across the same window.

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