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James Buchanan High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4773 Fort Loudon Rd
Mercersburg, PA 17236
Phone
(717) 328-2146
District
Tuscarora SD
County
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
735
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.1% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

James Buchanan High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
49%
62%
64%
41%
34%
52%
49%
62%
64%
41%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 185 25.2%
Grade 10 189 25.7%
Grade 11 162 22.0%
Grade 12 199 27.1%
Total 735 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.8% 94.3% 64.5%
Black 0.8% 0.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 3.4% 4.0% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.5% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 93.5% 97.9% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 93.5% 97.9% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,607 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 90.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,928 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.6% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.6% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,537 $19,320,000 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $967 $2,189,000 5.9%
Staff $654 $1,480,000 4.0%
General Administration $256 $580,000 1.6%
School Administration $624 $1,413,000 3.8%
Operation $1,218 $2,757,000 7.4%
Transportation $866 $1,959,000 5.2%
Other $770 $1,742,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,356 $12,120,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,605 $5,896,000 15.8%
Total Expenditures $16,498 $37,336,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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