Southern Fulton JSHS

Southern Fulton JSHS is a cozy high school in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, part of Southern Fulton SD. The school educates 323 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

Southern Fulton SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 669 students; Southern Fulton JSHS is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southern Fulton JSHS records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. Compared to Fulton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Fulton County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southern Fulton JSHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.3%, the actual is 44.3%, a residual of -15.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Fulton County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,836 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fulton County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,958 students), of which Southern Fulton JSHS is one.

The closest other public school is Southern Fulton El Sch, roughly 3.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Southern Fulton JSHS. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southern Fulton JSHS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.3%.

Southern Fulton JSHS operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Southern Fulton JSHS typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.