Enrollment
144
High
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALETON AREA SD·NCES 421053010036
Galeton JSHS
27 Bridge St, Galeton, PA 16922 · (814) 435-6751 · Potter County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
141 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Galeton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -23.0pp since 2023
Math
13.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
About Galeton JSHS
Galeton JSHS is a very small secondary school in Galeton, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Galeton Area SD. The school teaches 144 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 80% smaller than typical.
Galeton Area SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 289 students; Galeton JSHS is among them.
Demographically, Galeton JSHS reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Potter County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Potter County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, Galeton JSHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 31.2%, a residual of -4.4 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,020 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Potter County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,705 students), Galeton JSHS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Galeton Area Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Galeton JSHS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.6%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Galeton JSHS community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,188
Census ACS
Median income
$59,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galeton Area SD
- Galeton Area SchElementary · 145 students
- Galeton Area SchCombined
Other schools in Galeton
- Galeton Area SchElementary · 145 students
- Galeton Area SchCombined
Nearby schools
- Galeton Area Sch0.0 mi · 145
- Cowanesque Valley JSHS13.2 mi · 365
- Westfield Area El Sch13.3 mi · 315
- Northern Potter JSHS13.9 mi · 219
- Northern Potter Childrens School14.0 mi · 293
- Rock L Butler MS17.3 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Galeton JSHSHow large is Galeton JSHS?
Galeton JSHS enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Galeton JSHS serve?
Galeton JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Galeton JSHS?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Galeton JSHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Galeton JSHS?
At Galeton JSHS, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Galeton JSHS public or private?
Galeton JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Galeton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.