📍 1353 Shaw Mines Rd, Meyersdale, Somerset County, 15552
Meyersdale Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Meyersdale, Somerset County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meyersdale Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meyersdale Area MS enrolls 186 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.6% Black or African American and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 181 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 186 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meyersdale Area MS 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 32, state house district 51.
Meyersdale Area MS is one of 3 schools in Meyersdale Area SD, based in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 750 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Meyersdale Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant