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Floyd C Fretz MS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Floyd C Fretz MS
Floyd C Fretz MS, a mid-tier middle-grades school in Bradford, Pennsylvania, run under Bradford Area SD, teaches 508 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Across the 4 schools in Bradford Area SD (2,230 students total), Floyd C Fretz MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Floyd C Fretz MS records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with McKean County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Floyd C Fretz MS has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 107% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above McKean County's rate of about 90%.
In the broader community, McKean County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,905 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McKean County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,275 students), of which Floyd C Fretz MS is one.
The closest other public school is George Blaisdell El Sch, roughly 1.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025.
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