Homer-Center JSHS

Homer-Center JSHS operates as a modestly sized high school in Homer City, Pennsylvania, part of Homer-Center SD. Current enrollment sits at 392 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.

Within Homer-Center SD, which oversees 2 schools and 770 students, Homer-Center JSHS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Homer-Center JSHS shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 2% Black. Compared to Indiana County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Indiana County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Homer-Center JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.0%; this one delivers 61.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Indiana County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,208 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Indiana County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,470 students), Homer-Center JSHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Homer-Center El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Homer-Center JSHS at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Homer-Center JSHS's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 392). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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