Weatherly Area HS

Weatherly Area HS is a 9-12 campus of tiny scale in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, operated by Weatherly Area SD, works with 125 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 83% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Within Weatherly Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 588 students, Weatherly Area HS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Weatherly Area HS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Carbon County's rate of about 65%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Weatherly Area HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Carbon County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,554, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Carbon County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,111 students), of which Weatherly Area HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Weatherly Area MS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Weatherly Area HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weatherly Area HS at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Weatherly Area HS operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Weatherly Area HS's enrollment has fell 39% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 125). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 7% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

On this page, members of the Weatherly Area HS community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.