Moshannon Valley JSHS
Houtzdale · PA · Moshannon Valley SD · Public · K-12 combined
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Glendale JSHS → Curwensville Area JSHS → West Branch Area HS → Northern Cambria HS → Bellwood-Antis HS → Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS → Purchase Line JSHS → Tyrone Area HS →At a glance
- 5 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 3 calculus classes · 1 physics · 4 chemistry
- AP rigor: 66th percentile nationally
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Moshannon Valley JSHS compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 66th percentile nationally with 5 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Glendale JSHS, Curwensville Area JSHS, West Branch Area HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
66th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 374 students:
≈ 39 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $20,850 per student in district revenue, the 39 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $813,150/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale JSHS Flinton |
Public | 11.5 | 232 | +2.2% |
| Curwensville Area JSHS Curwensville |
Public | 11.3 | 294 | -11.2% |
| West Branch Area HS Morrisdale |
Public | 14.6 | 269 | -16.5% |
| Northern Cambria HS Northern Cambria |
Public | 23.1 | 262 | -23.2% |
| Bellwood-Antis HS Bellwood |
Public | 16.6 | 378 | -4.3% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS Philipsburg |
Public | 10.9 | 525 | +5.8% |
| Purchase Line JSHS Commodore |
Public | 27.7 | 253 | -7.0% |
| Tyrone Area HS Tyrone |
Public | 13.4 | 503 | -8.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantMoshannon Valley JSHS is a public high school in Houtzdale, PA, enrolling 374 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 0% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 5 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 66% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 374 students per school counselor.
11% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Moshannon Valley JSHS offer? Moshannon Valley JSHS offers 5 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 66% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Moshannon Valley JSHS's graduation rate? Moshannon Valley JSHS's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Moshannon Valley JSHS? Moshannon Valley JSHS is a public high school in Houtzdale, PA, enrolling 374 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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