📍 500 Penn St, Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, 18252
Tamaqua Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County. The school has 691 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tamaqua Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tamaqua Area SHS enrolls 691 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 580 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 691 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tamaqua Area SHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 29, state house district 124.
Tamaqua Area SHS is one of 4 schools in Tamaqua Area SD, based in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,048 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 691 students, Tamaqua Area SHS is larger than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe