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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DuBois Area SHS this year?
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Enrollment
893
High
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBOIS AREA SD·NCES 420783006156
DuBois Area SHS
425 Orient Ave, DuBois, PA 15801 · (814) 371-8111 · Clearfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
910 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 9 | 193 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 225 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 240 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 235 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DuBois Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
44.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 44.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where DuBois Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clearfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #327 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #246 of 626 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #355 of 626 ▲ 48 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #213 of 713 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #225 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #412 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #76 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #146 of 373 | N/A |
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
893
-100 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,121
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 893 | 68.7 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 69.4 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 924 | 68.7 | 13.5:1 | 100% (923) |
| 2020-21 | 993 | 72 | 13.8:1 | 99% (981) |
| 2017-18 | 1,010 | 75.5 | 13.4:1 | 48% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 1,009 | 83 | 12.2:1 | 42% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 1,250 | 90 | 13.9:1 | 36% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 1,442 | 85 | 17.0:1 | 21% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 1,121 | 75 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DuBois Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,010 to 893); teachers down 9% (75.5 to 68.7).
About DuBois Area SHS
DuBois Area SHS is a high school with a street address in DuBois, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 893 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 21% bigger than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
DuBois Area SD includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 3,179 students.
The share of White students at DuBois Area SHS is 91%. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Clearfield County overall, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for DuBois Area SHS is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 68.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 12.8:1.
DuBois Area SHS earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
DuBois Area SHS sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% and a predicted 33.9%.
In Clearfield County, the median household earns about $62,152 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Clearfield County has 19 public schools with about 8,409 students, including DuBois Area SHS.
The closest school to DuBois Area SHS is DuBois Area Middle School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of DuBois Area SHS. On proficiency, DuBois Area SHS is behind the 56.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 993 students in 2020-21 to 893 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DuBois Area SD
- DuBois Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Wasson Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Oklahoma Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- C G Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in DuBois
- DuBois Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Wasson Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Oklahoma Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- DuBois Area Middle School0.5 mi · 1,058
- Juniata Elementary School0.6 mi · 261
- Oklahoma Elementary School1.1 mi · 296
- Wasson Avenue Elementary School2.1 mi · 395
- C G Johnson Elementary School7.6 mi · 276
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School7.6 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About DuBois Area SHSWhat is the total enrollment at DuBois Area SHS?
DuBois Area SHS enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does DuBois Area SHS serve?
DuBois Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does DuBois Area SHS have?
DuBois Area SHS employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is DuBois Area SHS?
DuBois Area SHS reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is DuBois Area SHS public or private?
DuBois Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by DuBois Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.