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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY-DUBOIS AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL·NCES 421233505180

Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School

576 Vo Tech Rd, Reynoldsville, PA 15851 · (814) 653-8265 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Enrollment
587
High
STATE 738
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
560 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
157
Grade 10
138
Grade 11
146
Grade 12
146
Student demographics
White
56396%
STATE 60%
Hispanic
122%
STATE 16%
Asian
10%
STATE 5%
Two+
102%
STATE 5%
Native American
10%
STATE 0%
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
Male
37864%
Female
20936%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
28.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
587
+236 (+67%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 9.9:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School

Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School operates as a modestly sized senior high in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, run under Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School. Current enrollment sits at 587 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 20% leaner than the state mean of about 738.

Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School sits inside Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.7%; this one delivers 24.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $58,686, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,873 students), Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: C G Johnson El Sch, around 1.4 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 67%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 587 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
43,864
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,873 students

Quick facts

School name
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School
District
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School
Address
576 Vo Tech Rd, Reynoldsville, PA 15851
Phone
(814) 653-8265
County
Jefferson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
587
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
560 (95%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
421233505180
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School
How large is Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School?
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School serve?
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is approximately 13.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School?
At Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School?
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is overseen by Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School in Jefferson County.
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