Fox Chapel Area School District (FCASD)
Location
611 Field Club Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2406
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoThe Fox Chapel Area School District exists to maximize student learning, achievement, and development.
GradesK-12
Established1958
AccreditationMiddle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
SchoolsFox Chapel Area High School, Dorseyville Middle School, Fairview Elementary School, Hartwood Elementary School, Kerr Elementary School, and O'Hara Elementary School
Budget$103,873,087 (2019-2020 Proposed Expenditures); 19.5750 Millage Rate
Students and staff
Students4,009
Teachers392
Staff661
Other information
Websitewww.fcasd.edu
Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania School Districts with Fox Chapel Area School District in light blue in northeast Allegheny County.

Fox Chapel Area School District is a public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, and Sharpsburg, along with Indiana and O'Hara Townships. It is located approximately 12 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. The district has four elementary sites, a middle school, and high school. There are approximately 4,600 students enrolled in the school district.

Schools

Enrollment

As of October 2017, all schools within the school district have a total of 4,008 students enrolled, with demographics as follows:

By Ethnicity (October 2017)
Ethnicity Number of Students Percent of Student Body
Asian 331 8.26%
White 3,278 81.79%
Multi-Racial 101 2.52%
Black or African American 154 3.84%
Hispanic 139 3.47%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 5 0.12%
By Sex (October 2017)
Sex Number of Students Percent of Student Body
Male 2,076 51.8%
Female 1,932 48.2%

As of April 2022, all the schools had 4,156 students enrolled with enrollment per school as follows:[1]

Enrollment per School (April 2022)
School Number of Students
Fox Chapel Area High School 1,317
Dorseyville Middle School 953
Fairview Elementary School 378
Hartwood Elementary School 395
Kerr Elementary School 414
O'Hara Elementary School 699

No demographic data was provided in the recent time period.

SAT Testing

279 members (88%) of the FCAHS Class of 2021 took the SAT during their junior or senior year. Average scores on the SAT for the Fox Chapel Area High School Class of 2021:[1]

  • Evidence-based reading and writing: 611
  • Math: 618

Staff Statistics [1]

Number of Professional Staff:

  • Elementary: 165
  • Secondary: 186

Master's or Doctorate Degrees or Equivalent:

  • Elementary: 75%
  • Secondary: 81%

Average Years of Teaching Experience:

  • Elementary: 17 years
  • Secondary: 21 years

Awards [1]

The district has received both national and state recognition.

  • All six schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools, and two schools, Fox Chapel Area High School and Fairview Elementary School, received the designation twice.
  • In 2016, the district was one of only 19 new school districts nationwide accepted into Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools.
  • Fox Chapel Area School District consistently receives an “A+ Overall Niche Grade” from Niche and is ranked among the top 50 school districts in the nation.
  • The district has been named among the “Best Communities for Music Education” from the National Association of Music Merchants for the past eight years.
  • In 2017, the district was honored by the College Board with placement on the 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll, a distinction for districts that show significant gains in student access and success on Advanced Placement courses and tests.
  • The high school was recognized for Programs of Distinction in Visual Arts in 2015 and received Exemplary Educational Program Credentials in music and school counseling from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
  • Dorseyville Middle School was named Pennsylvania Don Eichhorn Schools: Schools to Watch school.
  • Fox Chapel Area High School has been awarded Silver Medal rankings by U.S.News & World Report during the past decade and is consistently ranked among the nation’s top high schools by Newsweek.
  • FCAHS was included in The Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High Schools in 2017.

Fox Chapel Area School District Website

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "All About FCASD / Facts & Figures". www.fcasd.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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