High Schools in Jersey Shore Area School District

Summary:

The Jersey Shore Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Jersey Shore Area Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has seen some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 236 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025 to 432 out of 686 in 2023-2024, accompanied by a decline in its star rating from 3 to 2.

Academically, Jersey Shore Area Senior High School has had mixed results on the Keystone Exams, outperforming the state average in some subjects like Literature but falling behind in others like Algebra I and Biology. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.9%, and its dropout rate was 1.4%. With nearly half of the students (47.38%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a population with a relatively high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite these challenges, the school has some strengths, including a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.2 and higher-than-average spending per student at $17,971 for the 2022-2023 school year. These factors may contribute to the school's ability to provide personalized attention and support for its students. Overall, while Jersey Shore Area Senior High School faces some performance-related issues, the data suggests the school is working to address these challenges and support its student population.

District Detail

175 A & P Drive
Jersey Shore, PA 17740-9268

(570) 398-1561

SchoolDigger Rank:
253^rd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,088

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jersey Shore Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	701 Cemetery St	Jersey Shore	17740	Lycoming County	Jersey Shore Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 398-7170	672	54	12.4	48.4%	634 (94.3%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	67.4	236^th of 681 public high schools	65.3%		44.7	432^nd of 686 public high schools	37.0%	196	60.9	50.4	65.4	$18,257	$961	$17,297

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keystone Central School District	7.16 mi	9	387^th
Sugar Valley Rural Charter School	11.04 mi	1
Keystone Central Career and Technology Center	11.61 mi	1
Williamsport Area School District	12.73 mi	7
South Williamsport Area School District	16.43 mi	3	342^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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