Meyersdale Area MS

Meyersdale Area MS, a minimally staffed middle school in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, operated by Meyersdale Area SD, enrolls 163 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% below the state mean of about 594.

Within Meyersdale Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 747 students, Meyersdale Area MS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Meyersdale Area MS lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Somerset County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Somerset County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Meyersdale Area MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 52.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Somerset County) records that median household earnings sit near $61,446, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meyersdale Area MS is one of 29 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 8,271 students).

Meyersdale Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meyersdale Area MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meyersdale Area MS has edged down 17%, going from 197 students in 2018 to 163 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 98% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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