Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONESSEN CITY SD·NCES 421560006181
Monessen SHS
1245 State Rd, Monessen, PA 15062 · (724) 684-7100 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
150 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 66 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monessen City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
12.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
2.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.5% | 2.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 3.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monessen SHS
Monessen SHS's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monessen SHS this school | 193 | 77.7% | 10.2% |
| The New Academy CS Pittsburgh | 80 | 78.8% | 2.8% |
| Steel Valley SHS Munhall | 415 | 98.3% | 33.6% |
| Jeannette High School Jeannette | 405 | 88.4% | 34.2% |
| Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury Levittown | 170 | 88.8% | 20.5% |
| City CHS Pittsburgh | 594 | 88.6% | 33.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monessen SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #561 of 576 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.5% | #607 of 626 ▼ 9 | #17 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #610 of 626 ▼ 25 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #609 of 713 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #260 of 619 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #126 of 373 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
-25 (-11%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 193 | 17.7 | 10.9:1 | 78% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 15.1 | 11.8:1 | 84% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 15.5 | 12.5:1 | 60% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 71% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 17.7 | 12.5:1 | 72% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 98% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 55% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 99% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 37 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monessen SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (222 to 193); teachers unchanged (17.7 to 17.7).
About Monessen SHS
Students in Monessen, Pennsylvania, attend Monessen SHS, a very small high school. It enrolls 193 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 74% below the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Monessen City SD runs Monessen SHS along with 2 other schools, enrolling 651 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Monessen SHS is Black, with 44% of students. The next largest groups are 39% White, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 3% of Westmoreland County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Classroom staffing at Monessen SHS totals 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Federal data show 78% of students (150) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Westmoreland County report 53%.
Monessen SHS is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3%. The school's actual rate is 10.2%, 34.1 points lower.
In Westmoreland County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,109, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 85 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,302, Monessen SHS among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Monessen Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Monessen SHS is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 218 (2020-21) to 193 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 10.9 in 2024-25.
The Monessen SHS discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monessen City SD
- Monessen El CenterElementary · 330 students
- Monessen Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other schools in Monessen
- Monessen El CenterElementary · 330 students
- Monessen Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Monessen Middle School0.0 mi · 128
- Monessen El Center1.2 mi · 330
- Mon Valley Career and Technology Center1.6 mi · 9
- Marion Elementary School2.7 mi · 635
- Belle Vernon Area Middle School2.7 mi · 386
- Charleroi Area High School2.8 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Monessen SHSHow large is Monessen SHS?
Monessen SHS enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Monessen SHS serve?
Monessen SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Monessen SHS have?
Monessen SHS employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Monessen SHS?
Student demographics at Monessen SHS are roughly 39% White, 5% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Monessen SHS public or private?
Monessen SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monessen City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.