Enrollment
400
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brockway, PA
Brockway Area Jshs
Federal NCES profile for Brockway Area Jshs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420426002362
👥 S:T ratio 57
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 60
📋 Attendance 46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Brockway Area Jshs earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.8:1
- small classes for Pennsylvania
- 42.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 400
- students enrolled
Brockway Area Jshs has class sizes smaller than 86% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Brockway Area Sd · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 420426002362 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
37.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.8:1
vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg
-21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
42.6%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
-27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brockway Area Jshs compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brockway Area Jshs
Brockway Area Jshs is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Brockway, Pennsylvania, enrolling 400 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.8:1, Brockway Area Jshs is leaner than roughly 86% of Pennsylvania schools and 21% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 42.6% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 400 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.
Among 613 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Pennsylvania schools statewide, it ranks #63, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 200 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district, Brockway Area Sd, also runs Brockway Area Elementary Sch (433 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Brockway Area Jshs compares
Brockway Area Jshs on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.8:1 | ▼ 21% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 42.6% | ▼ 27% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 400 | top 61% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
400
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
42.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 27% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.8:1
students per teacher
- 21% below state mean
Top 14% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,120
per pupil, district-wide
- below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 200 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 97.8%
Two or More 1.0%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3%
Largest group: White at 97.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 4.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 4.3, Brockway Area Jshs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 9
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brockway Area Sd, which includes Brockway Area Jshs.
$17,120
Per student
-5%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.2%
State 62.9%
Federal 10.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Brockway Area Jshs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockway Area Elementary Sch | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Brockway Area Jshs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 433
- Students per teacher
- 12:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~400 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Brockway Area Jshs
How many students attend Brockway Area Jshs?
Brockway Area Jshs has 400 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brockway, PA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brockway Area Jshs?
The student-teacher ratio at Brockway Area Jshs is 10.8:1, which is 21% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brockway Area Jshs?
42.6% of students at Brockway Area Jshs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brockway Area Jshs?
The largest demographic group at Brockway Area Jshs is White at 97.8% of enrollment, in Brockway, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Brockway Area Jshs?
Brockway Area Jshs has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Brockway Area Jshs a good school?
Brockway Area Jshs earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Brockway Area Sd?
Besides Brockway Area Jshs, Brockway Area Sd also operates Brockway Area Elementary Sch (433 students). See the Brockway Area Sd district page for the complete list.
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