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Thomas Jefferson High School

Serves grades 9 - 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
830 Old Clairton Rd
Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
Phone
(412) 655-8610
District
West Jefferson Hills SD
County
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
974
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.4% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Thomas Jefferson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
49%
86%
64%
58%
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
15
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 240 24.6%
Grade 10 265 27.2%
Grade 11 224 23.0%
Grade 12 245 25.2%
Total 974 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.4% 85.2% 64.5%
Black 3.8% 3.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 2.0% 2.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.9% 9.0% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.6% 28.7% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 24.1% 27.2% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,131 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,081.5 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 22.8% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,331 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.8% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.3% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.5% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.9% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.3% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 3.2% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,036 $30,749,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $848 $2,886,000 4.9%
Staff $707 $2,407,000 4.1%
General Administration $263 $895,000 1.5%
School Administration $643 $2,188,000 3.7%
Operation $1,541 $5,243,000 8.9%
Transportation $798 $2,714,000 4.6%
Other $618 $2,103,000 3.6%
Total Support $5,418 $18,436,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,871 $9,771,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $17,325 $58,956,000 100.0%
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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