WEST BRANCH AREA JSHS
West Branch Area JSHS is a Title I public high school that is part of the West Branch Area SD school district, located in Morrisdale, PA with about 489 students offering grade levels from 7th Grade to 12th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 34 teachers, West Branch Area JSHS has a student/teacher ratio of about 14:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
For more information, contact West Branch Area JSHS at (814) 345-5615 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Morrisdale, PA 16858
(814) 345-5615
WEST BRANCH AREA JSHS is a public Title I school in Morrisdale, PA with about 489 enrolled students. See other public high schools in Pennsylvania
School Details
- Level:
- High School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- West Branch Area SD
- Total Students:
- 489
- Teachers:
- 34.17
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide eligible school-No program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 489 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending WEST BRANCH AREA JSHS is predominantly White, representing about 97% of the student body.
- White
- 96.7%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 1.0%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 1.0%
- Two or more races
- 0.8%
- Black or African American
- 0.4%
- Female
- 47.0%
- Male
- 53.0%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.