South Allegheny MS

South Allegheny MS operates as a small 6-8 campus in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, overseen by South Allegheny SD. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

South Allegheny MS is one of 3 schools operated by South Allegheny SD, a district that works with 1,420 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Allegheny MS reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, South Allegheny MS shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 104% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Allegheny MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) logs that median household income runs about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 South Allegheny MS is one.

The closest other public school is South Allegheny HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Allegheny MS comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.

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