Westinghouse High School - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/PA

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Westinghouse High School

1101 N Murtland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208-1355 -

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Definition of Terms

Westinghouse High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Allegheny County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

562 students

% Male / % Female

46% / 54%

Total Classroom Teachers

41 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 172 students

Grade 10 - 153 students

Grade 11 - 131 students

Grade 12 - 106 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	n/a	3%
% Black	100%	14%
% White	n/a	81%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

63%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Pittsburgh Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	85	4
Number of Students Managed	34,139 students	2,220 students
District Total Revenue	$578,393,000	$24,078,000
District Expenditure	$616,591,000	$23,565,000
District Revenue / Student	$16,942	$10,846
District Expenditure / Student	$18,061	$10,615
District Graduation Rates	76%	95%

Obituaries for November 12, 2009 (Plum Advance Leader)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 02:55:24 pm
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Officials discussing downsizing options for city schools (Blairsville Dispatch)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 04:11:01 pm
A study presented to Pittsburgh Public Schools this week by DeJong Consulting recommends, in part, closing Oliver and Peabody high schools next year and reassigning students to different schools.
15 city school buildings on chopping block (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:36:47 pm
A consulting firm last night recommended closing eight Pittsburgh Public Schools and seven other school buildings, a proposal sure to stoke controversy in a district still debating the merits of a 2006 restructuring.
Obituaries : 10/7/2009 (Plumas County News)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:38:43 pm
Barbara Newell, 89, died Aug. 17, 2009, in Creswell Ore., at home due to age-related causes. She was born Aug. 14, 1920, in San Francisco to Tom and Mary (Williams) Eldridge.
Newsmaker: Dawn Webb-Turner (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 04:03:50 am
Dawn Webb-Turner was awarded the Promise Award by the Young Preservation Association of Pittsburgh for her commitment to Homewood.

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Westinghouse High School is a public school in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The school has an enrollment of 340 students, 99% of whom are African American this is a major enrollment increase .
Westinghouse is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Curriculum and academies
Westinghouse offers Culinary Arts and Cosmetology as part of its school-within-a-school programs.
The Science and Math Academy (SAM) allows students to develop skills in math and the sciences. A summer program allows students in the Academy to work with several colleges and universities
The Business and Finance Academy teaches students the skills needed in the financial services field, preparing students for further work in college or in the job market. Students are provided with training in the computer skills used most frequently in the business world.
Notable alumni
Erroll B. Davis Jr. Chancellor, University Systems of Georgia, WHS c/o '61
Billy Strayhorn, jazz composer, known for "Lush Life" and "Take the "A" Train".
Frank Cunimondo, jazz pianist.
Erroll Garner, jazz pianist and composer
Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist
Wendell H. Phillips, member Maryland House of Delegates, (1979-1987)
Maurice Stokes, Basketball Hall of Fame who led WHS to the Pittsburgh City Championship in both 1950 and 1951. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1955 and played in the NBA All-Star Game every year of his career, before an in-game injury in 1958 resulted in permanent paralysis and ended his career.
Westinghouse "Wall of Fame"[2]
External links
Westinghouse High School Fact Sheet
Pittsburgh Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics data for Westinghouse High School

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