Cochranton JSHS

Cochranton JSHS is a small secondary school in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, run under Crawford Central SD. The school works with 341 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Cochranton JSHS sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Cochranton JSHS is one of 8 schools operated by Crawford Central SD, a district that enrolls 2,993 students overall.

Demographically, Cochranton JSHS logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial. Compared to Crawford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Cochranton JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 101% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Crawford County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cochranton JSHS sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.4%; actual is 54.4%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Crawford County put median household earnings sit near $60,476, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Cochranton JSHS is one of 26 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 9,156 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cochranton El Sch, around 1.1 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cochranton JSHS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Cochranton JSHS's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 341). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.