Old Forge JSHS

Old Forge JSHS is a high school of close-knit scale in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Old Forge SD, enrolling 434 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Old Forge JSHS sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Old Forge SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 966 students; Old Forge JSHS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Old Forge JSHS lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Old Forge JSHS shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lackawanna County (around 72%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Old Forge JSHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Lackawanna County shows median household earnings sit near $66,223, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Lackawanna County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), of which Old Forge JSHS is one.

Old Forge El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Old Forge JSHS comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 431 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.