Jersey Shore Area SHS

Jersey Shore Area SHS is one of the mid-tier four-year high schools in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Jersey Shore Area SD, with 672 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Jersey Shore Area SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,088 students. Jersey Shore Area SHS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jersey Shore Area SHS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Jersey Shore Area SHS has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lycoming County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Jersey Shore Area SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.9%; this one delivers 52.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lycoming County put median household earnings sit near $63,917, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lycoming County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students), Jersey Shore Area SHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jersey Shore Area El Sch, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jersey Shore Area SHS at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jersey Shore Area SHS's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 672).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.