📍 430 New Schaefferstown Rd, Bernville, Berks County, 19506
Tulpehocken JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bernville, Berks County. The school has 666 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tulpehocken Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tulpehocken JSHS enrolls 666 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 520 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 666 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Tulpehocken JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 5.
Tulpehocken JSHS is one of 3 schools in Tulpehocken Area SD, based in Bethel, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,248 students district-wide and employs 115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 666 students, Tulpehocken JSHS is larger than the district average of about 416 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant