Cameron County JSHS

Cameron County JSHS is a four-year high school of one-room-style scale in Emporium, Pennsylvania, run under Cameron County SD, hosting 212 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 71% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Cameron County JSHS is one of 2 schools operated by Cameron County SD, a district that educates 436 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cameron County JSHS lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Cameron County JSHS shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Cameron County JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 115% of students at Cameron County JSHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cameron County (around 126%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, census data for Cameron County shows median household income runs about $50,573, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Cameron County JSHS is one of 2 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 436 students).

Woodland El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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