Juniata El Sch

As a low-enrollment primary school in DuBois, Pennsylvania, Juniata El Sch hosts 261 students from grades K through 4, part of DuBois Area SD. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 6 schools in DuBois Area SD (3,179 students total), Juniata El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Juniata El Sch lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial. Compared to Clearfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Juniata El Sch has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Juniata El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 103% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Juniata El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 62.6%, a residual of +29.4 points.

In the broader community, Clearfield County reports that median household income runs about $62,152, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clearfield County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students), Juniata El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DuBois Area MS, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Juniata El Sch. On composite proficiency, Juniata El Sch comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 42%: 453 students in 2018 compared to 261 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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