West Chester East HS

West Chester East HS is a senior high of substantial scale in West Chester, Pennsylvania, operated by West Chester Area SD, hosting 1,216 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so West Chester East HS sits 65% bigger than that benchmark.

West Chester Area SD runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 11,987 students. West Chester East HS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, West Chester East HS shows that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, West Chester East HS has 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Chester County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Chester East HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.3%, the actual is 66.3%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chester County put median household income runs about $127,208, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Chester East HS is one of 111 public schools in Chester County (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students).

The closest other public school is J R Fugett MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Chester East HS. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Chester East HS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 67.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. West Chester East HS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,236 (now 1,216). Over the same period, the White share declined from 79% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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