Per the 2000 US Census Bureau data, Jersey Shore Area School District served a resident population of 19,807.

According to 2010 state census data, Jersey Shore Area School District served a resident population of 17,858.

[1] According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 41.3% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.

The BLaST Intermediate Unit IU17 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Nippenose Valley Elementary School was located at 7190 South Route 44 Highway, Williamsport.