Moniteau JSHS

Moniteau JSHS, a modestly sized high school in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, overseen by Moniteau SD, serves 511 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 31% below the state mean of about 738.

Within Moniteau SD, which oversees 2 schools and 1,092 students, Moniteau JSHS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Moniteau JSHS records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 108% of students at Moniteau JSHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Butler County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Butler County shows median household income runs about $89,843, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Moniteau JSHS is one of 39 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 24,616 students).

Dassa McKinney El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moniteau JSHS has shrank 16%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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