Northern Bedford County HS

Northern Bedford County HS is an one-room-style high school in Loysburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Northern Bedford County SD. The school educates 235 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Northern Bedford County HS sits 68% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Northern Bedford County SD, which oversees 3 schools and 854 students, Northern Bedford County HS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Northern Bedford County HS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at Northern Bedford County HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bedford County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Northern Bedford County HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.2%.

In the broader community, Bedford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,992 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Northern Bedford County HS is one of 18 public schools in Bedford County (combined enrollment of about 5,951 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northern Bedford County MS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Northern Bedford County HS. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northern Bedford County HS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.