📍 100 Middle School Drive, Grove City, Mercer County, 16127
Grove City Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grove City, Mercer County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grove City Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grove City Area MS enrolls 400 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 373 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 400 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Grove City Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 50, state house district 8.
Grove City Area MS is one of 6 schools in Grove City Area SD, based in Grove City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,867 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, Grove City Area MS is larger than the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant