High Schools in Smethport Area School District

Summary:

The Smethport Area School District in Pennsylvania has one high school, Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively low dropout rate and a student-teacher ratio lower than the state average, its overall performance and rankings are not particularly strong compared to other high schools in Pennsylvania.

Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School's academic performance on standardized tests, including the PSSA and Keystone Exams, is mixed compared to state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts were below the state average, with the exception of 7th-grade Math, which was slightly above. The school's performance on Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature was also below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low.

The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 400 out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools in 2023-2024 to 509 out of 674 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to 1 star out of 5 in 2022-2023. Despite the district's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, these resources do not seem to be translating into consistently strong academic outcomes, suggesting opportunities for improvement in the school's performance and resource utilization.

District Detail

414 S Mechanic St
Smethport, PA 16749-1522

(814) 887-5543

SchoolDigger Rank:
300^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 708

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	412 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 887-5545	345	30	11.5	51.0%	338 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	40.8	451^st of 681 public high schools	33.8%		48	400^th of 686 public high schools	41.7%	51	35.2	44.4	53.8	50.0	36.8	43.2	56.2	51.0	53.6	$21,026	$2,551	$18,475

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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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