📍 138 Costello Avenue, Austin, Potter County, 16720
Austin Area JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Potter County. The school has 70 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Austin Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Austin Area JSHS enrolls 70 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
22 of the school's 70 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 22 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Austin Area JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 67.
Austin Area JSHS is one of 2 schools in Austin Area SD, based in Austin, Pennsylvania. The district serves 123 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 70 students, Austin Area JSHS is close to the district average of about 62 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote