📍 1001 Clay Ave, Tyrone, Blair County, 16686
Tyrone Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tyrone, Blair County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tyrone Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tyrone Area MS enrolls 530 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, <1% Black or African American and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 530 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Tyrone Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 30, state house district 80.
Tyrone Area MS is one of 3 schools in Tyrone Area SD, based in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,676 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 530 students, Tyrone Area MS is close to the district average of about 559 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe