📍 159 Red Bird Drive, Waterfall, Fulton County, 16689
Forbes Road JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waterfall, Fulton County. The school has 141 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forbes Road SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forbes Road JSHS enrolls 141 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.4% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 141 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Forbes Road JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 78.
Forbes Road JSHS is one of 2 schools in Forbes Road SD, based in Waterfall, Pennsylvania. The district serves 377 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 141 students, Forbes Road JSHS is smaller than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant