North Allegheny HS

North Allegheny HS operates as a big high school in Wexford, Pennsylvania, run under North Allegheny SD. Current enrollment sits at 2,711 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 267% bigger than the state mean of about 738.

Within North Allegheny SD, which oversees 11 schools and 8,552 students, North Allegheny HS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, North Allegheny HS lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 21% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 190 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, North Allegheny HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.1%; this one delivers 79.2%.

In the broader community, Allegheny County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. North Allegheny HS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wexford El Sch, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Allegheny HS. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Allegheny HS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 81.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Allegheny HS's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 2,650 (now 2,711). The White share of enrollment shrank from 81% to 70% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.