📍 245 N 5th St, Indiana, Indiana County, 15701
Indiana Area JHS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indiana, Indiana County. The school has 667 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indiana Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Indiana Area JHS enrolls 667 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.4% Black or African American and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 573 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 667 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Indiana Area JHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 62.
Indiana Area JHS is one of 6 schools in Indiana Area SD, based in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,824 students district-wide and employs 196 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 667 students, Indiana Area JHS is larger than the district average of about 471 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant