Pittsburgh Carrick HS

Pittsburgh Carrick HS is one of the close-knit high schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Pittsburgh SD, with 515 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Pittsburgh Carrick HS sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Pittsburgh SD comprises 56 schools with combined enrollment of 19,211 students; Pittsburgh Carrick HS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Pittsburgh Carrick HS lists that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Pittsburgh Carrick HS shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Pittsburgh Carrick HS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 107% of students at Pittsburgh Carrick HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pittsburgh Carrick HS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

The closest other public school is Pittsburgh Concord K-5, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pittsburgh Carrick HS has contracted 30%, going from 737 students in 2018 to 515 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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