Enrollment
61
High
DISTRICT 62 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN AREA SD·NCES 420270006222
Austin Area JSHS
138 Costello Avenue, Austin, PA 16720 · (814) 647-8603 · Potter County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
58 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Austin Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -27.8pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -33.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 28 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 34 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
61
-18 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.3:1
% White
97%
was 100%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Austin Area JSHS
Austin Area JSHS is a four-year high school of micro-enrollment scale in Austin, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Austin Area SD, serveing 61 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 92% below typical.
Austin Area JSHS is one of 2 schools operated by Austin Area SD, a district that enrolls 123 students overall.
On demographics, Austin Area JSHS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Austin Area JSHS has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Austin Area JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Austin Area JSHS ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.8%; Austin Area JSHS posts 69.0%, +32.1 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, Potter County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,020 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Potter County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,705 students), Austin Area JSHS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Austin Area El Sch, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Austin Area JSHS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.0%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 79 students in 2018 compared to 61 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,188
Census ACS
Median income
$59,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Austin Area El Sch0.0 mi · 62
- Coudersport Area El Sch10.1 mi · 265
- Coudersport Area JSHS11.0 mi · 244
- Cameron County JSHS11.2 mi · 212
- Woodland El Sch11.3 mi · 224
- Port Allegany El Sch16.0 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Area JSHSHow many students attend Austin Area JSHS?
Austin Area JSHS enrolls approximately 61 students in grades 07-12.
Is Austin Area JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin Area JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Austin Area JSHS?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Austin Area JSHS.
How diverse is Austin Area JSHS?
Austin Area JSHS reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic.
What district is Austin Area JSHS in?
Austin Area JSHS is part of Austin Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.