Bethel Park School District | |
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Address | |
301 Church Road
Bethel Park , Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 15102-1696United States | |
Coordinates | 40°19′01″N 80°02′30″W / 40.31696°N 80.04158°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Built on tradition, focused on the future |
Grades | K–12[1] |
Established | June 21, 1886 |
Superintendent | James Walsh |
School board | 9 |
Chair of the board | Barry Christenson |
Governing agency | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
Schools | 8[1] |
Budget | $91 million[1] |
NCES District ID | 4203510[1] |
District ID | PA-103021252 |
Students and staff | |
Students | 3,937 (2022–23)[1] |
Faculty | 306.17 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Staff | 354.23 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 12.86:1[1] |
Athletic conference | WPIAL, PIAA |
District mascot | Black Hawks |
Colors | Black and orange |
Other information | |
Website | bpsd |
The Bethel Park School District is a large, suburban school district in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district covers the Municipality of Bethel Park and a portion of the borough of Castle Shannon, suburbs of Pittsburgh.[2] Bethel Park School District encompasses approximately 12 square miles (31 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 33,556. In 2009, the residents' per capita income was $25,768, while the median family income was $64,140.[3]
Bethel Park School District operates eight schools.[1] Five elementary schools host grades K-4, and students are assigned to a specific school based on the proximity of their home to that school. After 4th grade, all children in Bethel Park attend the same school as the other children in their grade; the two middle schools and single high school are community-wide.
The two middle schools in the district are Neil Armstrong Middle School for grades 5-6 and Independence Middle School for grades 7-8. Bethel Park High School is home to grades 9-12.
The district borders six other school districts: Baldwin-Whitehall, Keystone Oaks, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township (Washington County), South Park, and Upper St. Clair.