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Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center

Public Grades 9-12

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, with an enrollment of 585 students. The school is part of the Connellsville Area School District, which is ranked 555 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania high schools, with a ranking between 504-620 out of 537-693 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is significantly below the state average, with only 17.7% of 11th graders proficient or better in Algebra I in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.3%. Nearby schools like Belle Vernon Area High School, Uniontown Area Senior High School, and Frazier High School perform significantly better on Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates 20-40 percentage points higher than Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center.

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school also has a relatively high student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.9 to 27.2 over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools, which have ratios between 10.9 and 17.2. Additionally, the school's spending per student is on the lower end, at $18,344 in 2022-2023, compared to the nearby schools, which spend between $13,673 and $23,691 per student.

592

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Locust Street
Connellsville, PA 15425-5597

(724) 626-0236

District: Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

2.9%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (24% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Literature scores 30 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

Pennsylvania avg52%

595^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

555^th of 606Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center 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	10.8	595 of 681	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	610 of 686	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	620 of 674	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	607 of 634	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	504 of 537	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	608 of 693	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	557 of 673	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	587 of 663	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	607 of 677	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	606 of 680	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	628 of 660	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	633 of 649	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	616 of 632	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	605 of 621	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	265 of 524	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	425 of 513	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	344 of 502	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	558 of 657	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	616 of 665	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	487 of 651	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	579 of 664	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	608 of 652	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	596 of 660	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	575 of 662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	570 of 583	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	583 of 595	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	571 of 577	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)49th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature32%-30 vs state

Biology22%-27 vs state

Algebra I18%-27 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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 Career & Technical Center

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Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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How many students attend Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center.

What is the racial makeup of Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center?

Students at Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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