Clearfield Area JSHS

Set in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Clearfield Area JSHS is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Clearfield Area SD. It caters to 1,008 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Within Clearfield Area SD, which oversees 2 schools and 2,075 students, Clearfield Area JSHS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Clearfield Area JSHS reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Clearfield Area JSHS reports 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 104% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clearfield County runs at roughly 96%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clearfield Area JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 39.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clearfield County) records that the typical household earns roughly $62,152 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Clearfield Area JSHS is one of 19 public schools in Clearfield County (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students).

The closest other public school is Curwensville Area JSHS, roughly 2.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Clearfield Area JSHS. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clearfield Area JSHS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 1,050 students in 2018 compared to 1,008 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.