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.