East Juniata JSHS

East Juniata JSHS is a tight-knit high school in McAlisterville, Pennsylvania, run under Juniata County SD. The school works with 362 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so East Juniata JSHS sits 51% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Juniata County SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,234 students, East Juniata JSHS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, East Juniata JSHS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, East Juniata JSHS reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting East Juniata JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, East Juniata JSHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Juniata County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,318 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Juniata JSHS is one of 5 public schools in Juniata County (combined enrollment of about 2,234 students).

The closest other public school is East Juniata El Sch, roughly 5.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Juniata JSHS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.9%.

East Juniata JSHS operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Juniata JSHS has decreased 31%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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