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Enrollment
550
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CENTER AREA SD·NCES 421473002339
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School
22800 Route 403 Hwy N, Marion Center, PA 15759 · (724) 397-5551 · Indiana County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
287 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 7 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 17% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marion Center Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 29.1% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Marion Center Area JR/SR High School
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Center Area JR/SR High School this school | 550 | 52.2% | 46.0% |
| Southmoreland SHS Alverton | 566 | 53.0% | 39.7% |
| North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield | 544 | 52.4% | 37.3% |
| Cranberry Area JSHS Seneca | 563 | 50.3% | 42.4% |
| Tyrone Area High School Tyrone | 503 | 51.1% | 64.9% |
| Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS Three Springs | 595 | 53.3% | 35.5% |
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 Marion Center Area JR/SR High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Indiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #364 of 576 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #365 of 626 ▲ 39 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #430 of 626 ▼ 37 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #373 of 713 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #155 of 601 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #586 of 604 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #327 of 619 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #121 of 373 | N/A |
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
550
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 550 | 44.7 | 12.3:1 | 52% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 49.8 | 11.5:1 | 50% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 43.8 | 12.7:1 | 38% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 40% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 44.8 | 14.2:1 | 42% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 44% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 44% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 30% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 943 | 57 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion Center Area JR/SR High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (636 to 550); teachers unchanged (44.8 to 44.7).
About Marion Center Area JR/SR High School
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is a high school in Marion Center, Pennsylvania, reachable at (724) 397-5551. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 550 students. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is one school in Marion Center Area SD, a system of 3 schools with 1,188 students.
Federal enrollment data show Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is 97% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School counts 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.3 students for each one. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Indiana County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Pennsylvania, Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.0% actual against a predicted 55.2%.
Census estimates describe Indiana County this way: the median household income is $60,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Marion Center Area JR/SR High School, Indiana County has 21 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is W.A. McCreery Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marion Center Area JR/SR High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.6:1 to 12.3:1.
Community posts for Marion Center Area JR/SR High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion Center Area SD
- W.A. McCreery Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Rayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Marion Center
- W.A. McCreery Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- W.A. McCreery Elementary School0.1 mi · 372
- Rayne Elementary School5.1 mi · 266
- Purchase Line JSHS7.6 mi · 363
- Purchase Line Elementary School7.9 mi · 353
- Indiana County Technology Center9.2 mi · 14
- Penns Manor Area JSHS10.6 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Marion Center Area JR/SR High SchoolHow large is Marion Center Area JR/SR High School?
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades 07-12.
Is Marion Center Area JR/SR High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion Center Area JR/SR High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is approximately 12.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marion Center Area JR/SR High School?
At Marion Center Area JR/SR High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Marion Center Area JR/SR High School public or private?
Marion Center Area JR/SR High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion Center Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.