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How Western Area Career and Technology Center - Washington Cnty compares for families

What families should know about Western Area Career and Technology Center - Washington Cnty.

  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Parkway West Career and Technology Center, Mon Valley Career and Technology Center, Pittsburgh Pioneer and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

70.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

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

54%
admit rate
$20,644
in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state
1220–1400
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Parkway West Career and Technology Center
Oakdale
Public 13.5 14
Mon Valley Career and Technology Center
Charleroi
Public 21.0 9
Pittsburgh Pioneer
Pittsburgh
Public 16.2 29
Steel Center for Career and Technical Education
Jefferson Hills
Public 16.9 3
David B. Oliver Citywide Academy
Pittsburgh
Public 18.6 31
The New Academy CS
Pittsburgh
Public · charter 18.1 73 -6.4%
Avella Area JSHS
Avella
Public 9.2 158 +0.0%
Pittsburgh Conroy
Pittsburgh
Public 17.9 109 +12.4%

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