📍 Battlin Miner Dr & Low Rd, Minersville, Schuylkill County, 17954
Minersville Area JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Minersville, Schuylkill County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minersville Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Minersville Area JSHS enrolls 527 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 448 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 527 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 504 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Minersville Area JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 29, state house district 123.
Minersville Area JSHS is one of 3 schools in Minersville Area SD, based in Minersville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,050 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 527 students, Minersville Area JSHS is larger than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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