State/Public High Open

Jamestown Area JSHS

๐Ÿ“ 204 Shenango Street, Jamestown, Mercer County, 16134

204
Pupils
10.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jamestown Area JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamestown, Mercer County. The school has 204 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jamestown Area SD school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Jamestown Area SD

Enrollment & staffing

Jamestown Area JSHS enrolls 204 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.

Male students
114 (56%)
Female students
90 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.1
Student-teacher ratio
10.7:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White19696%
Two or more races42%
Hispanic or Latino2<1%
Black or African American1<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

164 of the school's 204 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Jamestown Area JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 50, state house district 17.

School district: Jamestown Area SD

Jamestown Area JSHS is one of 2 schools in Jamestown Area SD, based in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 343 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 204 students, Jamestown Area JSHS is larger than the district average of about 172 students per school.

343
District students
2
Schools
38
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (2) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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