Enrollment
341
High
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD CENTRAL SD·NCES 420708001632
Cochranton JSHS
105 Second Street, Cochranton, PA 16314 · (814) 425-7421 · Crawford County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
344 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 19% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 28.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cochranton JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #238 of 576 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #487 of 626 ▼ 72 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #170 of 626 ▼ 79 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #526 of 713 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #98 of 601 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #477 of 604 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #96 of 619 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #46 of 373 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
341
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 341 | 29.5 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 28.9 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 29.9 | 11.9:1 | 88% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 28.1 | 15.4:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 40% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 36% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 17% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 36 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cochranton JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (432 to 341); teachers up 5% (28.1 to 29.5).
About Cochranton JSHS
Cochranton JSHS is a small high school in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Crawford Central SD. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 341 students. It has 54% fewer students than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania (about 738).
Crawford Central SD has 8 schools; together they serve 2,993 students.
Of every 100 students at Cochranton JSHS, about 93 are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Crawford County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 34.4%. Cochranton JSHS posts 54.4%, 20.0 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Crawford County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $60,476, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 26 public schools and about 9,156 students.
Of the public schools around it, Cochranton JSHS is closest to Cochranton Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Cochranton JSHS has 7 other public schools within ten miles. Cochranton JSHS ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.4% against a local average of 47.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Cochranton JSHS as Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 373 (2020-21) to 341 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
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Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,716
Census ACS
Median income
$60,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crawford Central SD
- Meadville Area SHSHigh · 708 students
- Meadville Middle SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- First District Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Neason Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Second District Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Cochranton Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Cochranton Elementary School1.1 mi · 311
- Neason Hill Elementary School8.2 mi · 333
- Crawford County Career and Technical Center8.5 mi · 16
- Meadville Middle School8.6 mi · 340
- Meadville Area SHS8.6 mi · 708
- Second District Elementary School9.0 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Cochranton JSHSHow many students attend Cochranton JSHS?
Cochranton JSHS enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 07-12.
Is Cochranton JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cochranton JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Cochranton JSHS have?
Cochranton JSHS employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cochranton JSHS?
At Cochranton JSHS, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Cochranton JSHS public or private?
Cochranton JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crawford Central SD.
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