Tamaqua Area High School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 661 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 386th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Raymond Kinder
School District Details
- Tamaqua Area School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,715
- Graduation Rate: 82.1%
- Dropout Rate: 2.4%
- Students Per Teacher: 19.5
- Enrolled Students: 2,083
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 661
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 35.1
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.8
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 328 (49.6%)
- Females: 332 (50.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 40 (6.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 118 (17.9%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 158 (23.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 1.2% |
| White | 642 | 97.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 170 | 25.7% |
| 10th Grade | 162 | 24.5% |
| 11th Grade | 169 | 25.6% |
| 12th Grade | 160 | 24.2% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
28.1%
District:
32.2%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
82.6%
District:
82.4%
Dropout Rate
School:
0.9%
District:
0.6%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
92.9%
District:
92.9%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
88.5%
District:
88.5%
State:
69.4%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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