Portage Area JSHS

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Portage, Pennsylvania

Portage Area JSHS in Portage, Pennsylvania enrolled 339 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

359 students in 2022-23, 358 students in 2023-24, 339 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.8 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Portage Area JSHS by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 33901002003004002022-233592023-243582024-25339
Students enrolled at Portage Area JSHS by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 33901002003004002022-233592023-243582024-25339
Students enrolled at Portage Area JSHS by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 33901002003004002022-233592023-243582024-25339
Students enrolled at Portage Area JSHS by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 33901002003004002022-233592023-243582024-25339
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335925.813.9
2023-2435826.013.8
2024-2533927.012.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Portage Area JSHS 12.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortage Area JSHS 12.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Portage Area JSHS 12.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortage Area JSHS 12.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Portage Area JSHS 12.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortage Area JSHS 12.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Portage Area JSHS 12.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortage Area JSHS 12.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 399 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portage Area JSHS enrolled 399 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 399 of the 399 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions32
  • Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.4% of students were White, 3.2% of two or more races, 1.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.4%
  2. Two or more races3.2%
  3. Hispanic1.5%
  4. Asian0.6%
  5. Black0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Portage Area JSHS scored proficient or above: 55-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑61%65‑71%54%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%46‑52% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 60 students in Portage Area JSHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more87.5%
Students in the class6060136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Portage Area JSHS

  1. Forest Hills JSHSThe nearest public high school, 5.9 miles away: 798 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  2. Admiral Peary AVTSThe next nearest public high school, 8.3 miles away: 24 students (2024-25).8.3 mi
  3. Compare Portage Area JSHS with Forest Hills JSHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portage Area SD spends per student$16,281 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,281
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPortage Area JSHS is the number 529 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#529 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Portage Area JSHS

  1. How many students attend Portage Area JSHS?
    339 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 359 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Portage, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portage Area JSHS?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portage Area JSHS a Title I school?
    Portage Area JSHS was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Portage Area JSHS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portage Area JSHS scored proficient or above: 55-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Portage Area JSHS?
    90% or more of the 60 students in Portage Area JSHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Portage Area JSHS in?
    Portage Area SD, NCES district ID 4219560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421956001270 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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