Hopewell SHS

As a small high school in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Hopewell SHS enrolls 614 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Hopewell Area SD.

Within Hopewell Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,007 students, Hopewell SHS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hopewell SHS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Beaver County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hopewell SHS reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Hopewell SHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Beaver County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hopewell SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Beaver County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,089 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hopewell SHS is one of 52 public schools in Beaver County (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students).

The closest other public school is Margaret Ross El Sch, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hopewell SHS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.2%.

Hopewell SHS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hopewell SHS has showed little movement, going from 619 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.