McGuffey HS

McGuffey HS is a small senior high in Claysville, Pennsylvania, operated by McGuffey SD. The school serves 494 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 738.

Across the 4 schools in McGuffey SD (1,513 students total), McGuffey HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, McGuffey HS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Washington County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McGuffey HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Across the wider county, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,958, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Washington County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), McGuffey HS is one campus in the mix.

McGuffey MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around McGuffey HS. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McGuffey HS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. McGuffey HS's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 471 (now 494).

In the discussion threads here, the feed for McGuffey HS typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.