Other / mixed grade configuration · Laporte, PA

Sullivan Co Jshs

Federal NCES profile for Sullivan Co Jshs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 422292004030
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sullivan Co Jshs earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
12.1:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
35.9%
free-lunch eligible
314
students enrolled

Sullivan Co Jshs has class sizes smaller than 70% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Sullivan Co Jshs held near 280 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 26.7 → 26.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 422292004030 · Laporte, PA Other · SMALL · TRAD

314 enr · 12.1:1 · 35.9% lunch · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Sullivan Co El Sch (306 students)

Sullivan Co Jshs held near 280 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE held 26.7 → 26.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Sullivan Co Jshs compares

Sullivan Co Jshs held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.1:1 ▼ 11% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.9% ▼ 38% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 314 top 75% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
314
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
35.9%
free-lunch eligible - 38% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.1:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 30% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.6%
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
$24,833
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 314 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 95.2%
Two or More 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
African American 1.0%

Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Sullivan Co Jshs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 6
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Sullivan County Sd reports $24,833 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Sullivan Co Jshs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sullivan Co El Sch Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Sullivan Co Jshs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Sullivan County Sd · 1 sibling school

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Sullivan Co Jshs

How many students attend Sullivan Co Jshs?

Sullivan Co Jshs has 314 students enrolled. It is a public school in Laporte, PA. CCD year-over-year: 287 (2022-23) → 280 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sullivan Co Jshs?

The student-teacher ratio at Sullivan Co Jshs is 12.1:1, which is 11% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 23% 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 Sullivan Co Jshs?

35.9% of students at Sullivan Co Jshs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sullivan Co Jshs?

The largest demographic group at Sullivan Co Jshs is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Laporte, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sullivan Co Jshs?

Sullivan Co Jshs has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Sullivan County Sd?

Besides Sullivan Co Jshs, Sullivan County Sd also operates Sullivan Co El Sch (306 students). See the Sullivan County Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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