Ferndale Area JSHS

Ferndale Area JSHS is a very small four-year high school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, run under Ferndale Area SD. The school hosts 284 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Ferndale Area JSHS is one of 2 schools operated by Ferndale Area SD, a district that enrolls 609 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ferndale Area JSHS shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cambria County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Ferndale Area JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cambria County) shows that median household earnings sit near $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Ferndale Area JSHS is one of 37 public schools in Cambria County (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students).

Nearest neighbor: Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber Academy, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ferndale Area JSHS has decreased 7%, going from 306 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 77%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.