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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL SD·NCES 420612000921

Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS

531 Bedford St, Claysburg, PA 16625 · (814) 239-5141 · Blair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Enrollment
266
High
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
244 students
DISTRICT 103% · 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
Grade 9
74
Grade 10
61
Grade 11
70
Grade 12
61
Student demographics
White
25495%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14153%
Female
12547%

School pathway

Feeds from
Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS0708
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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
59.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
266
-132 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS

Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS is a secondary school of tiny scale in Claysburg, Pennsylvania, run under Claysburg-Kimmel SD, educateing 266 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Claysburg-Kimmel SD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 714 students; Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS is among them.

Demographically, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest consists of 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Blair County as a whole.

On the resource side, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Blair County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.3%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of +12.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Blair County indicate median household income runs about $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS is one of 33 public schools in Blair County (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students).

Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 33%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Blair County at a glance

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Population
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students

Quick facts

School name
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS
District
Claysburg-Kimmel SD
Address
531 Bedford St, Claysburg, PA 16625
Phone
(814) 239-5141
County
Blair County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
266
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
244 (92%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
420612000921
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS
How large is Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS?
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 09-12.
Is Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS is approximately 13.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS?
At Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS public or private?
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Claysburg-Kimmel SD.
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