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Ferndale Area Junior And Senior High School

Serves grades 7 - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
600 Harlan Ave
Johnstown, PA 15905
Phone
(814) 288-5757
District
FERNDALE AREA SD
County
CAMBRIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
262
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.4% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Ferndale Area Junior And Senior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
42%
57%
58%
26%
27%
42%
42%
57%
58%
26%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
39%
60%
56%
36%
23%
48%
39%
60%
56%
36%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
38%
64%
45%
64%
31%
63%
38%
64%
45%
64%
31%
63%
    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
10
11
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 48 18.3%
Grade 8 49 18.7%
Grade 9 52 19.8%
Grade 10 31 11.8%
Grade 11 43 16.4%
Grade 12 39 14.9%
Total 262 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.1% 82.8% 65.3%
Black 8.0% 10.6% 15.4%
Hispanic 4.0% 6.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.4% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.0% 61.9% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 50.0% 61.9% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,726 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 799.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.0% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.8% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,054 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.5% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.4% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.7% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.3% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,706 $6,455,718 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $965 $581,895 5.0%
Staff $438 $264,114 2.3%
General Administration $1,038 $625,914 5.4%
School Administration $973 $586,719 5.1%
Operation $1,327 $800,181 6.9%
Transportation $1,232 $742,896 6.4%
Other $579 $349,137 3.0%
Total Support $6,552 $3,950,856 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,978 $1,192,734 10.3%
Total Expenditures $19,237 $11,599,911 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%