📍 5150 School Road, New Milford, Susquehanna County, 18834
Blue Ridge HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Milford, Susquehanna County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Ridge SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge HS enrolls 290 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 290 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 272 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blue Ridge HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 20, state house district 111.
Blue Ridge HS is one of 3 schools in Blue Ridge SD, based in New Milford, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,028 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Blue Ridge HS is smaller than the district average of about 343 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant