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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
156:1
Student Diversity
Male
51%
Female
49%
Black
94.5%
White
1.9%
Hispanic
1.9%
Two or more races
1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania34 Students
Robert Morris University - Pennsylvania30 Students
University of Pittsburgh29 Students
Penn State27 Students
Slippery Rock University26 Students
Temple University22 Students
PennWest California21 Students
Point Park University21 Students
Duquesne University19 Students
PennWest Clarion18 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business22 Students
Nursing15 Students
Psychology12 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration8 Students
Education6 Students
Political Science and Government5 Students
Small Business Management5 Students
Social Work and Youth Services5 Students
Interior Design5 Students
Entrepreneurship5 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.223 Reviews
4.0Alum
1/9/2021
Overall, I had an amazing experience at UPCS. At this school, I was fortunate enough to have a boatload of extremely understanding and patient educators that were always there to help, whenever I needed it. Although I had few bumps here and there, I'd return any day.
4.0Junior
1/27/2020
What I like about is that they really help if ur are about to fail or come to a failing point one thing can change is that they need to take more juniors on college trips instead of just senior and the food
1.0Sophomore
10/31/2019
The school is one of the most horrible schools here in the city of Pittsburgh. Comparing to the other school it does not have much with clubs or many electives and forces students to apply themselves when teachers do not.
This school is definitely not the school it used to be several years ago! The previous CEO was caught embezzling and her attitude was horrible! The so-called career counseling dept of the high school failed their students miserably! for 3 consecutive school years the middle/high school had 3 differe...
The school is not like it used to be. The teachers are young and inexperienced. The administrators have no patience or creativity in stopping the bad behavior of the majority of the students. It's just really sad to see a school that was once great turn out this way.
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