| West Chester Rustin High School | |
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| Address | |
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1100 Shiloh Road , Pennsylvania 19382 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°56′17″N 75°33′12″W / 39.9380°N 75.5534°W |
| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| Established | 2006 |
| Principal | Michael Marano |
| Staff | 91.41 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,210 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.24[1] |
| Campus size | 108 acres[2] |
| Area | 260,000 sq. ft.[3] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold and White |
| Athletics | Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association |
| Mascot | Golden Knight |
| Website | Official website |
Bayard Rustin High School is a high school of the West Chester Area School District, in Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.[4]
Communities served by West Chester Rustin include sections of Westtown Township, West Chester borough, East Bradford Township, East Goshen Township, Thornbury Township of Chester County, Thornbury Township of Delaware County, and West Goshen Township.[4][5]
The newest high school in the district, it is named after openly gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, himself a West Chester native. Construction began in 2003 and the school opened in 2006.[6] Rustin was named one of Newsweek's top 500 high schools in America in 2011.[7] As of 2020, Rustin was ranked number 854 in National Rankings and #24 in Pennsylvania schools according to U.S. News & World Report.[8]
- ^ a b c "West Chester Bayard Rustin HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Hobson, Will (June 17, 2008). "First senior class graduates from Bayard Rustin High". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Bayard Rustin High School". Gilbert Architects. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "West Chester Area Council of Governments Map Archived 2018-09-26 at the Wayback Machine." On the website of West Goshen Township. Retrieved on September 26, 2018.
- ^ "School Boundary Adjustment Draft SK8C - Current Boundaries with Zones of Change Archived 2018-09-26 at the Wayback Machine" (Secondary). West Chester Area School District. Retrieved on September 26, 2018.
- ^ "About Us / Rustin History". Bayard Rustin High School. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "West Chester Bayard Rustin High School Named to Newsweek Magazine's List of Top 500 High Schools in America". West Chester Area School District. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
- ^ "West Chester Bayard Rustin High School". U.S. News & World Report.