It is currently the largest high school in the district, with approximately 1,480 students and 105 teachers.

[2] The City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods which are served by Brashear High School are as follows: Banksville, Beechview, Brookline, Chartiers City, Crafton Heights, Duquesne Heights, East Carnegie, Elliot, Esplen, Fairywood, Mount Washington, Oakwood, Ridgemont, Sheraden, South Shore, Southside Flats, West End, Westwood, and Windgap.

[3] Brashear High School offers the Computer Science magnet for the City of Pittsburgh.

Established in 1976, it is named in the honor of John A. Brashear, an astronomer and inventor.

It was created to help with segregation issues in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.