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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 21% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 61.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Austin Area JSHS
Austin Area JSHS's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Area JSHS this school | 61 | 95.1% | 69.0% |
| Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine Downingtown | 75 | 96.0% | N/A |
| Harmony Area JSHS Westover | 93 | 89.2% | 44.9% |
| Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering Phoenixville | 79 | 96.2% | 9.8% |
| Fannett-Metal SHS Willow Hill | 124 | 99.2% | 46.9% |
| Galeton JSHS Galeton | 144 | 97.9% | 31.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Austin Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #642 of 713 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
61
-30 (-33%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 109
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61 | 6.5 | 9.4:1 | 95% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 7.7 | 10.0:1 | 96% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 6.2 | 11.3:1 | 31% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 25% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 8.5 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 8 | 6.1:1 | 45% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | 11 | 10.0:1 | 37% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 109 | 12 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (79 to 61); teachers down 23% (8.5 to 6.5).
About Austin Area JSHS
Families in Austin, Pennsylvania, are served by Austin Area JSHS, a very small high school. Enrollment totals 61 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 92% below the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Austin Area SD serves 123 students across 2 schools.
At Austin Area JSHS, 97% of students are White. Census estimates put Potter County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Austin Area JSHS is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Austin Area JSHS reported 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. There are 58 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 95% of enrollment.
Austin Area JSHS holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Austin Area JSHS in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 32.1 points above it (69.0% actual, 36.8% predicted).
The school is in Potter County, where the median household earns about $59,020 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Austin Area JSHS shares Potter County with 12 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Austin Area Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Nearby schools with test data average 60.0% proficiency; Austin Area JSHS posts 69.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 33% over 4 years, reaching 61 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Austin Area JSHS can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other schools in Austin Area SD
- Austin Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Area Elementary School0.0 mi · 62
- Coudersport Area Elementary School10.1 mi · 265
- Coudersport Area JSHS11.0 mi · 244
- Cameron County JSHS11.2 mi · 212
- Woodland Elementary School11.3 mi · 224
- Port Allegany Elementary School16.0 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.