Fox Chapel Area High School

Fox Chapel Area High School
Location
611 Field Club Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238 40°31′08″N79°52′09″W / 40.518921°N 79.869039°W / 40.518921; -79.869039 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	The Fox Chapel Area School District exists to maximize student learning, achievement, and growth through a focus on educating the whole student.
Established	1961
School district	Fox Chapel Area School District
Principal	Michael Hower, Ed.D., Lead Principal Michelle Young, Ph.D., Program Principal (A-L) Nicole Smith, Ed.D., Program Principal (M-Z)
Staff	94.79 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,361 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.50 [1]
Color(s)	Red, white, and black
Athletics	Baseball (Boys – Spring); Basketball (Boys, Girls – Winter); Cheerleading (Girls – Fall, Winter); Cross Country (Boys, Girls – Fall); Field Hockey (Girls – Fall); Football (Boys – Fall); Golf (Boys, Girls – Fall); Gymnastics (Girls – Winter); Indoor Track (Boys, Girls – Winter); Lacrosse (Boys, Girls – Spring); Soccer (Boys, Girls – Fall); Softball (Girls – Spring); Swimming/Diving (Boys, Girls – Winter); Tennis (Girls – Fall, Boys – Spring); Track & Field (Boys, Girls – Spring); Volleyball (Girls – Fall, Boys – Winter); and Wrestling (Boys, Girls – Winter)
Athletics conference	WPIAL 3A, 4A & 5A (PIAA District 7)
Mascot	The Fox
Website	http://www.fcasd.edu

Fox Chapel Area High School (Established in 1961) is a public school located in the Pittsburgh suburb of O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was recognized and honored as a National Blue Ribbon School twice.

The Fox Chapel Area High School serves the municipalities of Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Indiana, O'Hara and Sharpsburg.

School performance

Fox Chapel Area High School has been awarded Silver Medal rankings by U.S. News & World Report over the past decade and is consistently ranked among the nation's top high schools by Newsweek . It was recently ranked the 12th best high school in Pennsylvania by Niche. The high school is ranked among the top 600 high schools in the nation and consistently receives an “A+ Overall Niche Grade” on niche.com.

High school renovations

High school renovations were completed in 2016 and the building has a large swimming pool/natatorium and an upgraded library/media center, auditorium, cafeteria, and commons area. The high school includes state-of-the-art computer, science, digital art, technology, and music labs.

Current student demographics

As of October 2023. ^[2]

Subset	Number of students	Percent
All	1,280	100%
White	1,013	79.14%
Black or African American	48	3.75%
Asian	106	8.28%
Hispanic	56	4.38%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1	0.08%
Multi-Racial	56	4.38%
Male	697	54.45%
Female	583	45.55%

Athletic interscholastic sports teams

Baseball (Boys – Spring)

Basketball (Boys, Girls – Winter)

Cheerleading (Girls – Fall, Winter)

Cross Country (Boys, Girls – Fall)

Field Hockey (Girls – Fall)

Football (Boys – Fall)

Golf (Boys, Girls – Fall)

Gymnastics (Girls – Winter)

Indoor Track (Boys, Girls – Winter)

Lacrosse (Boys, Girls – Spring)

Soccer (Boys, Girls – Fall)

Softball (Girls – Spring)

Swimming/Diving (Boys, Girls – Winter)

Tennis (Girls – Fall, Boys – Spring)

Track & Field (Boys, Girls – Spring)

Volleyball (Girls – Fall, Boys – Winter)

Wrestling (Boys, Girls – Winter)

Club Sports

Crew, Fencing, and Ice Hockey

Notable alumni

• Reb Beach - guitarist ^[3]
• Adam Bisnowaty - NFL football player
• Chip Ganassi - racing driver and team owner ^[4]
• Gaelen Gilliland - musical theater actress ^[5]
• Jeff Habay - Pennsylvania State Representative ^[6]
• Eddie Ifft - stand-up comedian ^[7]
• Michael Mitnick - screenplay writer for The Giver
• Patrick Monteverde (2016) - baseball player ^[8]
• Anisha Nagarajan (2002) - actress and singer ^[9]
• Beth Stern - television personality and actress ^[10]
• Rick Strom - professional football player and football commentator ^[11]
• William Thomas - professional ice hockey player ^[12]
• Leo Wisniewski - professional football player ^[13]

References

1. "Fox Chapel Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
2. "Fox Chapel High School Profile". Schoolmatters.com. Retrieved October 1, 2007.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Reb Beach
4. "Fox Chapel area to honor Ganassi". TribLIVE.com. September 16, 2004. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
5. Carter, Alice (July 28, 2012). "'Addams Family' actress returns to her Pittsburgh roots". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .
6. "Jeffrey Earl Habay (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005.
7. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_169390.html%5B%5D
8. "Beloit pitcher, Pittsburgh native Pat Monteverde basks in gem before 'home' crowd vs. Captains". June 17, 2022.
9. Owen, Rob (September 22, 2010). "Anisha Nagarajan, gets 'Outsourced'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved October 14, 2010.
10. "Action News Extra: 1-On-1 with Howard Stern's Girlfriend - Entertainment News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
11. "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
12. "Fox Chapel's Bill Thomas earns Penguins' roster spot | TribLIVE". Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
13. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm%5B%5D? ilkid=WISNILEO01

External links

• Fox Chapel Area High School Archived 2017-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Fox Chapel Area Adult Education