South Eastern MS

South Eastern MS is a cozy junior high in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, operated by South Eastern SD. The school caters to 399 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so South Eastern MS sits 33% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in South Eastern SD (2,495 students total), South Eastern MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, South Eastern MS records that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, South Eastern MS logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at South Eastern MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below York County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Eastern MS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 62.7%; actual is 45.2%, a gap of -17.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (York County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which South Eastern MS is one.

South Eastern Intrmd Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, South Eastern MS comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Eastern MS has remained close to its prior level, going from 406 students in 2018 to 399 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 6% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for South Eastern MS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.