Other / mixed grade configuration · Industry, PA

Western Beaver Co Jshs

Federal NCES profile for Western Beaver Co Jshs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 422604000719
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Western Beaver Co Jshs earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Pennsylvania schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
11.2:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
39.5%
free-lunch eligible
359
students enrolled

Western Beaver Co Jshs has class sizes smaller than 82% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

359

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.2:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

39.5%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-32% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Western Beaver Co Jshs compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.2:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Western Beaver Co Jshs

Western Beaver Co Jshs is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Industry, Pennsylvania, enrolling 359 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.5% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 359 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 566 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #119.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 359 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

11.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district, Western Beaver County Sd, also runs Fairview El Sch (303 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 Western Beaver Co Jshs compares

Western Beaver Co 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 11.2:1 ▼ 18% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.5% ▼ 32% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 359 top 67% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
359
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
39.5%
free-lunch eligible - 32% 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
11.2:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 18% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,972
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 359 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 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 91.4%
Two or More 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 91.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.1, Western Beaver Co Jshs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Western Beaver County Sd, which includes Western Beaver Co Jshs.

$16,972
Per student
-6%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.3%
State 61.5%
Federal 5.2%

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 Western Beaver Co Jshs Compares to District-Mates

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

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

Other Schools in This District

Western Beaver County Sd · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Western Beaver Co Jshs's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Western Beaver Co Jshs

How many students attend Western Beaver Co Jshs?

Western Beaver Co Jshs has 359 students enrolled. It is a public school in Industry, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Beaver Co Jshs?

The student-teacher ratio at Western Beaver Co Jshs is 11.2:1, which is 18% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 29% 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 Western Beaver Co Jshs?

39.5% of students at Western Beaver Co Jshs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Western Beaver Co Jshs?

The largest demographic group at Western Beaver Co Jshs is White at 91.4% of enrollment, in Industry, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Western Beaver Co Jshs?

Western Beaver Co Jshs has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Western Beaver Co Jshs a good school?

Western Beaver Co Jshs earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of 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 Western Beaver County Sd?

Besides Western Beaver Co Jshs, Western Beaver County Sd also operates Fairview El Sch (303 students). See the Western Beaver 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 2021-22) · 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.

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

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