📍 1076 W Market St, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, 17972
Blue Mountain HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. The school has 803 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Mountain SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 72.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Mountain HS enrolls 803 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 72.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 742 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 803 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blue Mountain HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 125.
Blue Mountain HS is one of 4 schools in Blue Mountain SD, based in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,424 students district-wide and employs 199 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 803 students, Blue Mountain HS is larger than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe