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Connellsville Area Senior High School

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Connellsville Area Senior High School ranks 449 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 34% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Connellsville Area Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, with a total enrollment of 721 students. The school is part of the Connellsville Area School District, which is ranked 448 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the years, Connellsville Area Senior High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 83 out of 680 Pennsylvania high schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to a low of 491 out of 674 in 2022-2023 (1-star rating). The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 449 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools, with a 2-star rating. Student performance varies, with female students generally outperforming male students, and white students and low socioeconomic status students performing below the state average.

Connellsville Area Senior High School faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of student academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and overall school ranking. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.0% to 87.9% in recent years, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 1.4% and 3.9%. In Keystone Exams, the school has generally performed below the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. While the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, it still lags behind nearby schools like Belle Vernon Area High School and Uniontown Area Senior High School in terms of academic performance and graduation rates.

667

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,006

Per pupil spending ?

167.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Falcon Drive
Connellsville, PA 15425

(724) 628-1350

District: Connellsville Area School District

Feeder schools for Connellsville Area Senior High School:

Elementary:	Bullskin Elementary School
	Dunbar Township Elementary School
	Springfield Elementary School
	West Crawford Elementary School
Middle:	Connellsville Area Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (45% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (81% vs 89%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 54 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Pennsylvania avg52%

449^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 54 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

448^th of 606Connellsville Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	449 of 681	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	342 of 686	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	491 of 674	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.5	353 of 634	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	363 of 537	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	337 of 693	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	164 of 673	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	115 of 663	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	180 of 677	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	83 of 680	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	67 of 580	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	125 of 591	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	62.2	294 of 664	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	304 of 660	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	276 of 649	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.5	461 of 632	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	61.7	275 of 621	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	300 of 615	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.4	358 of 604	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.3	392 of 593	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.5	405 of 590	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.1	418 of 583	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	404 of 524	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.3	150 of 513	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	206 of 502	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	349 of 657	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	300 of 665	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	382 of 651	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	258 of 664	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	489 of 652	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	491 of 660	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.1	345 of 662	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	468 of 583	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	378 of 595	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	503 of 577	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature57%-5 vs state

Algebra I38%-6 vs state

Biology38%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Connellsville Area Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Connellsville Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 Falcon Drive	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-1350	667	66	10.0	167.5%	616 (92.4%)	10 (1.5%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	41.2	449^th of 681 public high schools	34.1%		55.2	342^nd of 686 public high schools	50.1%	107	38.5	38.3	57.0	$20,006	$1,949	$18,057
Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	720 Locust Street	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 626-0236	592	21	27.8	98.8%	551 (93.1%)	12 (2.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	10.8	595^th of 681 public high schools	12.6%		8.6	610^th of 686 public high schools	11.1%	15	17.7	22.0	32.4
Southmoreland Senior High School	Public	9-12	2351 Route 981	Alverton	15612	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 887-2010	566	38	15.0	53.0%	531 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	35.2	477^th of 681 public high schools	30.0%		30.6	508^th of 686 public high schools	25.9%	31	38.7	36.3	49.3	$15,973	$597	$15,376
Frazier High School	Public	9-12	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	309	22	14.3	49.5%	290 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	65.4	250^th of 681 public high schools	63.3%		24	543^rd of 686 public high schools	20.8%	293	55.7	59.5	58.2	$15,504	$850	$14,654
Mount Pleasant Area High School	Public	9-12	265 State Street	Mount Pleasant	15666	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 547-4100	597	40	14.9	44.7%	579 (97.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	62.8	271^st of 681 public high schools	60.2%		52	373^rd of 686 public high schools	45.6%	102	47.5	51.1	68.5	$17,778	$744	$17,034
Laurel Highlands Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 Bailey Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-4741	753	57	13.2	47.1%	644 (85.5%)	39 (5.2%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	51 (6.8%)	29.9	499^th of 681 public high schools	26.7%		43.5	442^nd of 686 public high schools	35.6%	57	34.3	34.0	47.1	$21,261	$854	$20,407
Uniontown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	146 E Fayette St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 439-5000	716	46	15.7	98.6%	536 (74.9%)	101 (14.1%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	45 (6.3%)	53.3	354^th of 681 public high schools	48.0%		32.4	501^st of 686 public high schools	27.0%	147	42.1	46.7	63.5	$25,249	$2,466	$22,783
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	240 Arona Road	New Stanton	15672	Westmoreland County	Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 925-3532	5	41	.1		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	175 Georges Fairchance Road	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Fayette County Career & Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(724) 437-2721	15	28	.5	80.0%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Belle Vernon Area High School	Public	9-12	425 Crest Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Westmoreland County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	735	43	17.2	99.6%	638 (86.8%)	25 (3.4%)	32 (4.4%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	53.4	353^rd of 681 public high schools	48.2%		61.3	280^th of 686 public high schools	59.2%	73	32.0	50.3	69.2	$16,799	$753	$16,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Connellsville Area Senior High School

Is Connellsville Area Senior High School a good school?

Connellsville Area Senior High School ranks 449^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Connellsville Area Senior High School in?

Connellsville Area School District

How many students attend Connellsville Area Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Connellsville Area Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Connellsville Area Senior High School?

Students at Connellsville Area Senior High School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Connellsville Area Senior High School?

Connellsville Area Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bullskin Elementary School
Elementary : Dunbar Township Elementary School
Elementary : Springfield Elementary School
Elementary : West Crawford Elementary School
Middle : Connellsville Area Middle School

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