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{{Infobox school
| name = Fox Chapel Area High School
| image =
| 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
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| affiliation =
| district = [[Fox Chapel Area School District]]
| grades = 9-12
| president =
| principal = Michael Hower, Ed.D., Lead Principal

Michelle Young, Ph.D., Program Principal (A-L)
Nicole Smith, Ed.D., Program Principal (M-Z)
| head of school =
| dean =
| faculty =
| staff = 94.79 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 13.50<ref name=NCES/>
| students =
| enrollment = 1,361 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4210070&ID=421007000156|title=Fox Chapel Area HS|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 17, 2024}}</ref>
| 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)
| conference = WPIAL 3A, 4A & 5A (PIAA District 7)
| colors = Red, white, and black<br>{{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|black}}
| mascot = The Fox
| free_label =
| free_text =
| free_label2 =
| free_text2 =
| location = 611 Field Club Road<br />[[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania 15238 {{Coord|40.518921|N|79.869039|W|type:edu|display=title}}
| country = USA
| website = http://www.fcasd.edu
}}

'''Fox Chapel Area High School''' (Established in 1961) is a [[Public school (government funded)|public school]] located in the [[Pittsburgh]] suburb of [[O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|O'Hara Township]], [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|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.<ref name="Fox Chapel School Profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=39/llid=118/stllid=153/locid=991/stype=/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes |title=Fox Chapel High School Profile |accessdate=2007-10-01 |work=Schoolmatters.com }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! 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<ref>[[Reb Beach]]</ref>
* [[Adam Bisnowaty]] - NFL football player
* [[Chip Ganassi]] - racing driver and team owner<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2004|title=Fox Chapel area to honor Ganassi|url=https://archive.triblive.com/ccpa/?page=/news/fox-chapel-district-to-honor-ganassi/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Gaelen Gilliland]] - musical theater actress<ref>{{cite news|url=http://triblive.com/aande/theaterarts/2265698-74/gilliland-pittsburgh-addams-alice-chapel-fox-music-musical-production-theater|title='Addams Family' actress returns to her Pittsburgh roots|last=Carter|first=Alice|date=2012-07-28|work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Habay]] - Pennsylvania State Representative<ref name="official">{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=30|title=Jeffrey Earl Habay (Republican)|work=Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile|publisher=Pennsylvania House of Representatives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111063229/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=30|archive-date=2005-11-11}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Ifft]] - stand-up comedian<ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_169390.html{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Michael Mitnick]] - screenplay writer for ''[[The Giver (film)|The Giver]]''
* [[Patrick Monteverde]] (2016) - baseball player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news-herald.com/2022/06/16/beloit-pitcher-pittsburgh-native-pat-monteverde-basks-in-gem-before-home-crowd-vs-captains/ | title=Beloit pitcher, Pittsburgh native Pat Monteverde basks in gem before 'home' crowd vs. Captains | date=June 17, 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Anisha Nagarajan]] (2002) - actress and singer<ref name="ppg">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10265/1089242-67.stm|title=Anisha Nagarajan, gets 'Outsourced'|last=Owen|first=Rob|date=2010-09-22|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|accessdate=2010-10-14}}</ref>
* [[Beth Stern]] - television personality and actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/13288775/detail.html|title=Action News Extra: 1-On-1 with Howard Stern's Girlfriend - Entertainment News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923211154/http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/13288775/detail.html|archive-date=2009-09-23|url-status=dead|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
* [[Rick Strom (American football)|Rick Strom]] - professional football player and football commentator<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/strom_rick00.html |title=Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site |access-date=2009-07-08 |archive-date=2008-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602234844/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/strom_rick00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[William Thomas (ice hockey)|William Thomas]] - professional ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_591495.html |title = Fox Chapel's Bill Thomas earns Penguins' roster spot | TribLIVE |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908212225/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_591495.html |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Leo Wisniewski]] - professional football player<ref>http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}?
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fcasd.edu/high-school-home.html Fox Chapel Area High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031539/http://www.fcasd.edu/high-school-home.html |date=2017-12-12 }}
*[http://fcaae.org/ Fox Chapel Area Adult Education]

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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1961]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
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