Wilmington Area JSHS
New Wilmington · PA · Wilmington Area SD · Public · K-12 combined
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Neshannock JSHS → Mercer Area SHS → Laurel HS → Shenango HS → West Middlesex Area JSHS → Sharpsville Area SHS → Reynolds JSHS → Union Area HS →At a glance
- 8 AP courses offered — Strong
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 2 calculus classes · 1 physics · 7 chemistry
- AP rigor: 63rd percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
- 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 Wilmington Area JSHS compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 63rd percentile nationally with 8 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Neshannock JSHS, Mercer Area SHS, Laurel HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
63rd percentile nationally
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 · 2020-21Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
Source: 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.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
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 +7.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 444 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $21,601 per student in district revenue, the 186 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $4,017,786/year in additional funding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neshannock JSHS New Castle |
Public | 4.1 | 355 | -1.4% |
| Mercer Area SHS Mercer |
Public | 8.3 | 282 | -13.5% |
| Laurel HS New Castle |
Public | 8.6 | 313 | -3.4% |
| Shenango HS New Castle |
Public | 10.9 | 281 | -11.4% |
| West Middlesex Area JSHS West Middlesex |
Public | 6.7 | 221 | -11.2% |
| Sharpsville Area SHS Sharpsville |
Public | 11.5 | 326 | -17.0% |
| Reynolds JSHS Greenville |
Public | 15.2 | 269 | -11.8% |
| Union Area HS New Castle |
Public | 8.9 | 193 | +2.1% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWilmington Area JSHS is a public high school in New Wilmington, PA, enrolling 444 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 14% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 8 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 63% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
65 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 49% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 444 students per school counselor.
8% 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 Wilmington Area JSHS offer? Wilmington Area JSHS offers 8 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 63% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Wilmington Area JSHS's graduation rate? Wilmington Area JSHS's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Wilmington Area JSHS? Wilmington Area JSHS is a public high school in New Wilmington, PA, enrolling 444 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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