📍 135 Tiger Drive, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, 18657
Tunkhannock HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County. The school has 890 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tunkhannock Area SD school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tunkhannock HS enrolls 890 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.1% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 836 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
511 of the school's 890 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Tunkhannock HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 117.
Tunkhannock HS is one of 4 schools in Tunkhannock Area SD, based in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,989 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 890 students, Tunkhannock HS is larger than the district average of about 497 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant