Moon Area SHS

Moon Area SHS is a heavily attended secondary school in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Moon Area SD. The school hosts 1,211 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 64% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Moon Area SD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,100 students; Moon Area SHS is among them.

On the student-mix side, Moon Area SHS records that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian.

On the resource side, Moon Area SHS logs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Moon Area SHS higher than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Moon Area SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Moon Area SHS is one.

The closest other public school is Moon Area Upper MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Moon Area SHS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Moon Area SHS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moon Area SHS has ticked up 4%, going from 1,167 students in 2018 to 1,211 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 85% to 71% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Moon Area SHS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.