Enrollment
363
High
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PURCHASE LINE SD·NCES 421983002350
Purchase Line JSHS
16559 Route 286 Hwy E, Commodore, PA 15729 · (724) 254-4312 · Indiana County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
377 students
DISTRICT 106% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 17% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Purchase Line SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 12.6% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Purchase Line JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Indiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #396 of 576 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #412 of 626 ▲ 122 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #337 of 626 ▲ 167 | #5 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #513 of 713 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #73 of 601 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #581 of 604 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #51 of 619 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #183 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
363
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 363 | 32.3 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 31.2 | 12.6:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 93% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 37.1 | 10.8:1 | 61% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 60% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 50% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 51 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purchase Line JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (403 to 363); teachers down 13% (37.1 to 32.3).
About Purchase Line JSHS
Purchase Line JSHS is a small high school with its address in Commodore, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 7 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 363 students. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Purchase Line SD is the district for Purchase Line JSHS. It has 2 schools and 716 students.
White students are 97% of those enrolled at Purchase Line JSHS. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Purchase Line JSHS lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Purchase Line JSHS is 33.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%.
The school is in Indiana County, where the median household earns about $60,208 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Indiana County, 22 public schools serve about 8,470 students.
Of the public schools around it, Purchase Line JSHS is closest to Purchase Line Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Purchase Line JSHS has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Purchase Line JSHS's average proficiency of 43.0% compares with 49.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 363 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 402. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 11.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Purchase Line JSHS community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Purchase Line SD
- Purchase Line Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Commodore
- Purchase Line Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Purchase Line Elementary School0.3 mi · 353
- Penns Manor Area JSHS6.7 mi · 371
- Penns Manor Area Elementary School6.8 mi · 321
- W.A. McCreery Elementary School7.6 mi · 372
- Marion Center Area JR/SR High School7.6 mi · 550
- Northern Cambria Middle School8.6 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Purchase Line JSHSHow large is Purchase Line JSHS?
Purchase Line JSHS enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Purchase Line JSHS serve?
Purchase Line JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Purchase Line JSHS have?
Purchase Line JSHS employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Purchase Line JSHS?
Student demographics at Purchase Line JSHS are roughly 97% White, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Purchase Line JSHS?
Purchase Line JSHS is overseen by Purchase Line SD in Indiana County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.