Smethport Area JSHS

Set in Smethport, Pennsylvania, Smethport Area JSHS is a close-knit high school, overseen by Smethport Area SD. It hosts 345 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Smethport Area SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 708 students; Smethport Area JSHS is among them.

On the student-mix side, Smethport Area JSHS records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).

In terms of school funding signals, Smethport Area JSHS shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Smethport Area JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Smethport Area JSHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against McKean County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Smethport Area JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 50.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McKean County indicate median household income runs about $62,905, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McKean County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,275 students), of which Smethport Area JSHS is one.

Smethport Area El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Smethport Area JSHS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smethport Area JSHS has decreased 3%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 345 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Smethport Area JSHS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.