Bloomsburg Area HS

Bloomsburg Area HS is one of the close-knit high schools in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Bloomsburg Area SD, with 362 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

Bloomsburg Area SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,492 students; Bloomsburg Area HS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bloomsburg Area HS shows that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Columbia County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bloomsburg Area HS has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Columbia County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bloomsburg Area HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.2%; this one delivers 56.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Columbia County) shows that median household earnings sit near $64,644, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Columbia County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,501 students), of which Bloomsburg Area HS is one.

The closest other public school is Bloomsburg Area MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bloomsburg Area HS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 410 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 92% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.