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Enrollment
587
High
STATE 738
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 157 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 138 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 146 | 25% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish 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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 16.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
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 →
Schools most like Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School this school | 587 | 95.4% | 24.4% |
| Derry Area SHS Derry | 598 | 98.3% | 47.1% |
| Wyalusing Valley JSHS Wyalusing | 586 | 98.8% | 47.6% |
| Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center Connellsville | 592 | 98.8% | 22.3% |
| Warren Area High School Warren | 704 | 98.4% | 54.5% |
| Towanda Area JSHS Towanda | 709 | 98.4% | 45.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #504 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #522 of 626 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #570 of 626 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #346 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #230 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #551 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #216 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.2% | #1 of 221 |
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
587
+185 (+46%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 587 | 44.8 | 13.1:1 | 95% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 40.5 | 13.2:1 | 98% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 38 | 10.6:1 | 96% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 35.4 | 9.9:1 | 66% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 34 | 10.8:1 | 66% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 52% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 43% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School.
Since 2017-18: students up 67% (351 to 587); teachers up 27% (35.4 to 44.8).
About Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School
A small high school in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is part of Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 587 students enrolled. That is 20% below the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is its own local education agency in federal data.
A large majority of enrollment at Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is White, at 96%. The school is also 2% Hispanic. Among Jefferson County residents, the White share is about 96%. The diversity index for Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School has 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. At Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 76% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 19 points lower.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is 12.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.4% actual, 36.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,686 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 10, with about 4,873 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, C G Johnson Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School enrolled 402 in 2020-21 and 587 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The school's ratio increased from 10.6:1 to 13.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Reynoldsville
- C G Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- C G Johnson Elementary School1.4 mi · 276
- Wasson Avenue Elementary School6.1 mi · 395
- Juniata Elementary School7.1 mi · 261
- DuBois Area Middle School7.2 mi · 1,058
- Pinecreek Elementary School7.6 mi · 198
- DuBois Area SHS7.6 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical SchoolHow 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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