Claim: Belle Vernon Area School District, one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania, allows high school students to earn college credits while still being enrolled in high school through their dual enrollment program.
Evidence: Belle Vernon Area High School offers a dual enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.