Iroquois JSHS

Iroquois JSHS is a high school of tight-knit scale in Erie, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Iroquois SD, instructing 560 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Iroquois JSHS sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Iroquois SD, which oversees 2 schools and 1,117 students, Iroquois JSHS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Iroquois JSHS shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Erie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Iroquois JSHS has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Iroquois JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household earnings sit near $63,354, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Erie County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students), Iroquois JSHS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Iroquois El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Iroquois JSHS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Iroquois JSHS's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 596 (now 560). Class-load math has tightened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Iroquois JSHS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.