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What's one thing Waynesburg Central HS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
661
High
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL GREENE SD·NCES 420543005118
Waynesburg Central JSHS
30 Zimmerman Dr, Waynesburg, PA 15370 · (724) 852-1050 · Greene County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
364 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Central Greene SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
661
+112 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.5:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Waynesburg Central JSHS
Waynesburg Central JSHS is a high school of mid-sized scale in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, part of Central Greene SD, caters to 661 students in grades 7 through 12.
Within Central Greene SD, which oversees 2 schools and 1,422 students, Waynesburg Central JSHS is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Waynesburg Central JSHS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%).
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Waynesburg Central JSHS has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Waynesburg Central JSHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Waynesburg Central JSHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Greene County (around 69%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Waynesburg Central JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 41.9%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,041 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Greene County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,331 students), of which Waynesburg Central JSHS is one.
The closest other public school is Waynesburg Central El School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Waynesburg Central JSHS comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 20%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Waynesburg Central JSHS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,835
Census ACS
Median income
$68,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Greene SD
- Waynesburg Central El SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Miller MSCombined
Other schools in Waynesburg
- Waynesburg Central El SchoolElementary · 761 students
- West Greene El CtrElementary · 333 students
- West Greene JSHSHigh · 307 students
- Greene County Career and Technology CenterHigh · 5 students
- Miller MSCombined
Nearby schools
- Waynesburg Central El School0.1 mi · 761
- Greene County Career and Technology Center0.1 mi · 5
- Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS5.1 mi · 383
- Jefferson-Morgan El Sch5.1 mi · 391
- West Greene JSHS7.2 mi · 307
- West Greene El Ctr7.3 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Waynesburg Central JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Waynesburg Central JSHS?
Waynesburg Central JSHS enrolls approximately 661 students in grades 07-12.
Is Waynesburg Central JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waynesburg Central JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Waynesburg Central JSHS have?
Waynesburg Central JSHS employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Waynesburg Central JSHS?
Student demographics at Waynesburg Central JSHS are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Waynesburg Central JSHS in?
Waynesburg Central JSHS is part of Central Greene SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.