📍 16559 Route 286 Hwy E, Commodore, Indiana County, 15729
Purchase Line JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Commodore, Indiana County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Purchase Line SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purchase Line JSHS enrolls 395 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.5% Two or more races and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
359 of the school's 395 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 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.
Purchase Line 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 41, state house district 66.
Purchase Line JSHS is one of 2 schools in Purchase Line SD, based in Commodore, Pennsylvania. The district serves 726 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 395 students, Purchase Line JSHS is close to the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant