📍 1200 Railroad St, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, 17815
Bloomsburg Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bloomsburg Area HS enrolls 428 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 428 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bloomsburg Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 109.
Bloomsburg Area HS is one of 5 schools in Bloomsburg Area SD, based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,496 students district-wide and employs 115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Bloomsburg Area HS is larger than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant