📍 601 Thompson St, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, 17740
Jersey Shore MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County. The school has 470 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey Shore Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jersey Shore MS enrolls 470 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.4% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 445 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 470 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Jersey Shore MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 23, state house district 84.
Jersey Shore MS is one of 5 schools in Jersey Shore Area SD, based in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,089 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 470 students, Jersey Shore MS is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe