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Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
645 South Columbia Ave
Somerset, PA 15501
Phone
(814) 443-2381
District
Somerset Area SD
County
SOMERSET COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1043
Classroom Teachers
87

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.8% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
58%
46%
68%
55%
47%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
56%
44%
72%
54%
40%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
50%
39%
68%
53%
33%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
72%
49%
78%
64%
66%
34%
    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
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 132 12.7%
Grade 7 150 14.4%
Grade 8 159 15.2%
Grade 9 150 14.4%
Grade 10 166 15.9%
Grade 11 152 14.6%
Grade 12 134 12.8%
Total 1043 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.7% 94.1% 64.5%
Black 1.1% 0.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 4.4% 4.3% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.4% 54.6% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 48.5% 51.1% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.9% 3.4% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,224 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 151.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.8% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.5% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.6% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,400 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.5% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.8% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.7% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,350 $22,212,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $1,664,000 4.3%
Staff $1,213 $2,374,000 6.1%
General Administration $392 $767,000 2.0%
School Administration $704 $1,377,000 3.5%
Operation $1,583 $3,097,000 7.9%
Transportation $836 $1,637,000 4.2%
Other $327 $640,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,905 $11,556,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,672 $5,230,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $19,927 $38,998,000 100.0%
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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