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Enrollment
496
High
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSBORO AREA SD·NCES 422517004080
Wellsboro Area High School
225 Nichols St, Wellsboro, PA 16901 · (570) 724-3547 · Tioga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
211 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 148 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 23% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Wellsboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 49.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Wellsboro Area High School
Wellsboro Area High School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsboro Area High School this school | 496 | 42.5% | 56.2% |
| Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown | 492 | 41.7% | 42.7% |
| Pine Grove Area High School Pine Grove | 495 | 41.2% | 46.0% |
| Muncy JSHS Muncy | 472 | 42.8% | 59.9% |
| Penn Cambria High School Cresson | 538 | 43.5% | 69.3% |
| Riverside High School Ellwood City | 461 | 44.3% | 53.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wellsboro Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #213 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #215 of 626 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #172 of 626 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #408 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #308 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #507 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #433 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #350 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
+55 (+12%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 35.5 | 14.0:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 33.5 | 13.1:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 32% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 34.1 | 14.7:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 39% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 26% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 27% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 38 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellsboro Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (502 to 496); teachers up 4% (34.1 to 35.5).
About Wellsboro Area High School
At 225 Nichols St in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Wellsboro Area High School operates as a small high school. The school enrolls 496 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Wellsboro Area High School is part of Wellsboro Area SD, where 4 schools serve 1,372 students.
The student body at Wellsboro Area High School is 95% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. The county population is about 96% White, within a few points of the school. Wellsboro Area High School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.0:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 43%. Public schools in Tioga County average 73%.
Wellsboro Area High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 59.4%. Wellsboro Area High School scores 56.2%.
Tioga County has about 40,945 residents, and the median household income is $64,899, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Tioga County has 14 public schools and roughly 5,053 students.
Nearby, Rock L Butler Middle School is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Wellsboro Area High School, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Wellsboro Area High School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Wellsboro Area High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Wellsboro Area High School's enrollment grew from 441 in 2020-21 to 496 in 2024-25.
The Wellsboro Area High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,945
Census ACS
Median income
$64,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wellsboro Area SD
- Rock L Butler Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Don Gill Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
Other schools in Wellsboro
- Rock L Butler Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Don Gill Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Rock L Butler Middle School0.6 mi · 433
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary School1.2 mi · 156
- Don Gill Elementary School1.2 mi · 287
- Warren L Miller Elementary School11.9 mi · 522
- North Penn-Mansfield JSHS12.0 mi · 544
- Blossburg Elementary School13.5 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Wellsboro Area High SchoolHow large is Wellsboro Area High School?
Wellsboro Area High School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wellsboro Area High School serve?
Wellsboro Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wellsboro Area High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Wellsboro Area High School.
How diverse is Wellsboro Area High School?
Wellsboro Area High School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wellsboro Area High School in?
Wellsboro Area High School is part of Wellsboro Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.