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Jersey Shore Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
601 Thompson St
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Phone
(570) 398-7400
District
Jersey Shore Area SD
County
LYCOMING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
470
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Jersey Shore Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
50%
46%
67%
55%
33%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
44%
55%
54%
36%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
39%
50%
53%
28%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 147 31.3%
Grade 7 177 37.7%
Grade 8 146 31.1%
Total 470 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.0% 97.8% 64.5%
Black 0.9% 0.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 1.1% 1.2% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.0% 49.8% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 49.8% 46.1% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 3.8% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,327 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 44.7 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.2% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.4% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,770 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.6% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.5% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.0% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.3% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.7% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.6% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,537 $22,633,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $833 $1,789,000 4.2%
Staff $718 $1,543,000 3.6%
General Administration $330 $708,000 1.7%
School Administration $826 $1,775,000 4.2%
Operation $1,555 $3,341,000 7.8%
Transportation $879 $1,889,000 4.4%
Other $392 $843,000 2.0%
Total Support $5,534 $11,888,000 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,771 $8,100,000 19.0%
Total Expenditures $19,842 $42,621,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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