Sto-Rox JSHS

Sto-Rox JSHS, a cozy high school in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, run under Sto-Rox SD, teaches 422 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

Sto-Rox SD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 932 students; Sto-Rox JSHS is among them.

On demographics, Sto-Rox JSHS reports that Black students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 14% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sto-Rox JSHS records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 113% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Sto-Rox JSHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pittsburgh Chartiers Early Childhood Ctr, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Sto-Rox JSHS operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 22% across the same window.

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