Brockway Area JSHS

Brockway Area JSHS, a modestly sized secondary school in Brockway, Pennsylvania, run under Brockway Area SD, enrolls 400 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Brockway Area JSHS sits 46% below that benchmark.

Brockway Area SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 833 students; Brockway Area JSHS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Brockway Area JSHS reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Brockway Area JSHS reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brockway Area JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 60.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $58,686 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,873 students), of which Brockway Area JSHS is one.

The closest other public school is Brockway Area Elementary Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brockway Area JSHS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

Brockway Area JSHS operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Brockway Area JSHS's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 400).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.