Avis El Sch

Avis El Sch is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, run under Jersey Shore Area SD, with 234 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Avis El Sch sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Jersey Shore Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,088 students, Avis El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Avis El Sch records that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Clinton County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Avis El Sch has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clinton County (around 99%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Avis El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 54.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clinton County put median household earnings sit near $60,816, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Avis El Sch is one of 11 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 3,879 students).

The closest other public school is Jersey Shore Area MS, roughly 2.5 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Avis El Sch comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avis El Sch has increased 6%, going from 220 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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