2025-2026 FACTS & FIGURES
2025-2026 FACTS & FIGURES
2025-2026 STUDENT ENROLLMENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS( K-GRADE 5) Fairview Elementary School............................ 401 Hartwood Elementary School.......................... 404 Kerr Elementary School................................ 436 O’ Hara Elementary School............................. 758 Total Elementary Enrollment......................... 1,999
SECONDARY SCHOOLS( GRADES 6-12) Dorseyville Middle School( 6-8)........................ 981 Fox Chapel Area High School( 9-12)................. 1,366
Total Secondary Enrollment.......................... 2,347 Total District Enrollment............................ 4,346
CLASS OF 2025
The total number of graduates in the Fox Chapel Area High School Class of 2025 was 338. The percentages of 2025 graduates entering some type of postsecondary education were as follows: Four-Year Colleges............................ 257 or 76 % Two-Year Colleges / Other......................... 31 or 9 %
Total Continuing Education.................... 288 or 85 %
AVERAGE SAT SCORES
Evidence-Based
Reading & Writing Math
Class of 2025................ 623....... 616 Class of 2024................ 613....... 615 Class of 2023................ 611....... 606 Class of 2022................ 608........ 613 Class of 2021................ 611....... 618
A total of 225 members( 67 %) of the Class of 2025 took the SAT during their junior or senior year. The national average scores for all 2025 graduates taking the test were 521 in evidence-based reading and writing and 508 in math.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF STATISTICS
NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF Elementary........................................... 171 Secondary............................................ 184
Total................................................. 355
MASTER’ S OR DOCTORATE DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT Elementary.......................................... 75 % Secondary........................................... 82 %
AVERAGE YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE Elementary...................................... 17 Years Secondary....................................... 22 Years
THE COMMUNITY
The Fox Chapel Area School District is located in a dynamic suburban community about 11 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The district includes six municipalities( the boroughs of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, and Sharpsburg, and the townships of Indiana and O’ Hara) representing a wide range of social, economic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. The schools provide a comprehensive array of educational opportunities to serve the needs of this diverse population and to meet the high expectations of its residents. The district encompasses an area of about 36 square miles with approximately 29,000 residents.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Fox Chapel Area School District is a nationally recognized, award-winning school district that produces high student achievement, with a motivated and professional faculty and an involved and caring administration. There are six schools in the district.
MISSION
The Fox Chapel Area School District exists to maximize learning, achievement, and growth through a focus on educating the whole student.
VISION & PILLARS
The Fox Chapel Area School District will engage students in a learning community that values belonging and focuses on the education of the whole student through four pillars for success:
• Purpose: Learning and teaching through inclusive, standards-aligned, and culturally responsive approaches that meet the needs of all students, while monitoring growth and success through a data-informed approach for continuous improvement
• Passion: Providing students with authentic learning experiences that motivate them to pursue their interests with a focus on educating the whole student
• Care: Fostering safe and supportive learning environments that value the diversity, individuality, social and emotional wellness, and belonging of all students
• Community: Partnering and collaborating with the community
VALUES
• Respect: Valuing self and others; caring for one’ s environment; and pride in positive actions
• Responsibility: Accountability; taking ownership of what you do; and listening and following through
• Integrity: Doing the right thing, even when no one is watching; being honest with self and others; and trustworthiness in thoughts, words, and actions ox Chapel Area
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