📍 199 Front Street, Saxton, Bedford County, 16678
Tussey Mountain HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Saxton, Bedford County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tussey Mountain SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tussey Mountain HS enrolls 291 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.7% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 291 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 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.
Tussey Mountain 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 35, state house district 78.
Tussey Mountain HS is one of 3 schools in Tussey Mountain SD, based in Saxton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 925 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Tussey Mountain HS is close to the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant