Jenkintown Middle/High School

Jenkintown Middle/High School is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, run under Jenkintown SD, with 329 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Jenkintown Middle/High School sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Jenkintown Middle/High School is one of 2 schools operated by Jenkintown SD, a district that hosts 730 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Jenkintown Middle/High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 26% of students at Jenkintown Middle/High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jenkintown Middle/High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.3%; this one delivers 57.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $113,915, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Jenkintown Middle/High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jenkintown El Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jenkintown Middle/High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Jenkintown Middle/High School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 329). The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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