Fox Chapel Area School District
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| Mission | The Fox Chapel Area School District exists to provide a rigorous school program that strives to take students to their maximum levels of educational achievement and to develop the whole person in order to accomplish his or her personal best. |
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| Religious Affiliation | None |
| School type | Public |
| Superintendent | Anne Stephens |
| Location | Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| School Colors | Red, White, and Black |
| Mascot | The Fox |
| Homepage | Fox Chapel School District |
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.
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[edit] Schools
- Fox Chapel Area High School
- Dorseyville Middle School
- Fairview Elementary School
- Hartwood Elementary School
- Kerr Elementary School
- O'Hara Elementary School
[edit] National recognition
The Fox Chapel Area School District is nationally recognized and the recipient of many awards. The school district is one of a handful in Pennsylvania where every building has received recognition as a Blue Ribbon School. [1] Recently, one of the school's teachers, Doug Martin, won the 2006 Disney Teacher Award. He is one of only 44 honorees. [2]
[edit] Enrollment
As of January 1, 2007, all schools within the school district have a total of 4,611 students enrolled, with demographics as follows:
- Asian 1274 (27.63%)
- White 2940 (63.77%)
- Multi-racial 140 (3.04%)
- African American 160 (3.48%)
- Hispanic 92 (2.00%)
- Native American 4 (0.09%)
- Male 2079 (45.09%)
- Female 2532 (54.91%)
