Enrollment
172
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMESTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421230006126
Jamestown Area JSHS
204 Shenango Street, Jamestown, PA 16134 · (724) 932-3186 · Mercer County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
108%
186 students
DISTRICT 108% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 11% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Jamestown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 12.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Jamestown Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #460 of 626 ▲ 76 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #387 of 626 ▲ 126 | #8 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #613 of 713 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 108% | #20 of 619 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #23 of 373 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
-40 (-19%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 172 | 19.1 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 19.1 | 9.8:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 19.1 | 10.7:1 | 80% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 86% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 21.3 | 11.1:1 | 35% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 24 | 10.4:1 | 43% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 32% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 26% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 20 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jamestown Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (235 to 172); teachers down 10% (21.3 to 19.1).
About Jamestown Area JSHS
Jamestown Area JSHS is a very small high school in Pennsylvania, located in Jamestown. It has an enrollment of 172 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 738.
Jamestown Area SD has 2 schools and 343 students, and Jamestown Area JSHS is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Jamestown Area JSHS is 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jamestown Area JSHS scores 8%.
The school had 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.0:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 3.7 students per teacher.
Jamestown Area JSHS holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
In the wider Mercer County area, median household income comes to about $59,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mercer County counts 37 public schools with about 12,815 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Jamestown Area JSHS from the closest public school, Jamestown Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 40 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 11.2:1 to 9.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jamestown Area SD
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolElementary · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Jamestown Elementary School0.7 mi · 171
- Keystone Education Center CS5.8 mi · 174
- Greenville JSHS6.5 mi · 610
- Greenville Elementary School7.2 mi · 626
- Badger Middle School9.1 mi · 168
- Badger Elementary School9.1 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Jamestown Area JSHSHow many students attend Jamestown Area JSHS?
Jamestown Area JSHS enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Jamestown Area JSHS serve?
Jamestown Area JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jamestown Area JSHS?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Jamestown Area JSHS.
What is the student diversity at Jamestown Area JSHS?
Student demographics at Jamestown Area JSHS are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jamestown Area JSHS public or private?
Jamestown Area JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jamestown Area SD.
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