📍 500 N Findley Street, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, 15767
Punxsutawney Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. The school has 826 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Punxsutawney Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Punxsutawney Area HS enrolls 826 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.4% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 781 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 826 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 454 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Punxsutawney Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 25, state house district 66.
Punxsutawney Area HS is one of 2 schools in Punxsutawney Area SD, based in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,928 students district-wide and employs 175 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 826 students, Punxsutawney Area HS is close to the district average of about 964 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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