Commodore Perry JSHS

As an one-room-style secondary school in Hadley, Pennsylvania, Commodore Perry JSHS works with 202 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Commodore Perry SD. That puts it 73% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Across the 2 schools in Commodore Perry SD (425 students total), Commodore Perry JSHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Commodore Perry JSHS records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Commodore Perry JSHS lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Commodore Perry JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Mercer County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,976 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Commodore Perry JSHS is one of 37 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 12,815 students).

Nearest neighbor: Commodore Perry Sch, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Commodore Perry JSHS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 202 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.