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Bucktail High School

1300 Bucktail Ave, Renovo, PA 17764 · (570) 893-4900 · Clinton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Pennsylvania public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools

Enrollment
101
High
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
119%
120 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 92424%
Grade 102626%
Grade 112626%
Grade 122525%
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
9998%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
22%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5554%
Female
4646%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
40.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -26.7pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -38.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 38 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.0%12.0%
2023-2466.7%50.0%
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Bucktail High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Pennsylvania
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
12.0%#549 of 626
▼ 380
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#507 of 626
▼ 285
Enrollment
ranked largest first
101#629 of 713
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
119%#5 of 619
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
101
-18 (-15%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 9.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510112.87.9:1N/A
2023-2412013.49.0:1100% (120)
2022-2311413.58.4:149% (56)
2020-21119139.2:164% (76)
2017-1811716.17.3:157% (67)
2015-16132168.3:171% (94)
2010-11148159.9:162% (92)
2000-013022512.1:135% (107)
1990-913232413.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bucktail High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (117 to 101); teachers down 20% (16.1 to 12.8).

About Bucktail High School

Bucktail High School, located in Renovo, Pennsylvania, is a small high school. The school had 101 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.

Bucktail High School is part of Keystone Central SD, where 9 schools serve 3,324 students.

Federal enrollment data show Bucktail High School is 98% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bucktail High School was 7.9:1. This ratio sits 4.8 below the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.

allk12 grades Bucktail High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Clinton County show that the median household income is $60,816, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bucktail High School, Clinton County has 10 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Bucktail Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Bucktail High School has 2 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Bucktail High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 119 in 2020-21 to 101 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.2:1 in 2020-21 to 7.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Clinton County at a glance

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Population
37,798
Census ACS
Median income
$60,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,879 students

Quick facts

School name
Bucktail High School
District
Keystone Central SD
Address
1300 Bucktail Ave, Renovo, PA 17764
Phone
(570) 893-4900
County
Clinton County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
101
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
7.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
120 (119%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
421272506241
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Bucktail High School
What is the total enrollment at Bucktail High School?
Bucktail High School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bucktail High School serve?
Bucktail High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bucktail High School?
Approximately 7.9:1 students per teacher at Bucktail High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bucktail High School?
At Bucktail High School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees Bucktail High School?
Bucktail High School is overseen by Keystone Central SD in Clinton County.
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