Forbes Road Career and Technology Center
Monroeville · PA · Forbes Road Career and Technology Center · Public
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Spectrum CS → Pittsburgh Pioneer → David B. Oliver Citywide Academy → McKeesport Area Technology Center → Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center → A W Beattie Career Center → The New Academy CS → Steel Center for Career and Technical Education →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Forbes Road Career and Technology Center compares for families
What families should know about Forbes Road Career and Technology Center.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Spectrum CS, Pittsburgh Pioneer, David B. Oliver Citywide Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
For Parents
Get alerts when Forbes Road Career and Technology Center's numbers change
New admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores — a few alerts a year, no spam. Your email also saves your list across devices.
Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement.
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum CS Monroeville |
Public · charter | 1.0 | 48 | — |
| Pittsburgh Pioneer Pittsburgh |
Public | 14.0 | 29 | — |
| David B. Oliver Citywide Academy Pittsburgh |
Public | 14.5 | 31 | — |
| McKeesport Area Technology Center McKeesport |
Public | 8.5 | — | — |
| Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center New Kensington |
Public | 8.3 | 7 | — |
| A W Beattie Career Center Allison Park |
Public | 16.2 | 7 | — |
| The New Academy CS Pittsburgh |
Public · charter | 12.1 | 73 | -6.4% |
| Steel Center for Career and Technical Education Jefferson Hills |
Public | 13.3 | 3 | — |