Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSSEY MOUNTAIN SD·NCES 422397000753
Tussey Mountain High School
199 Front Street, Saxton, PA 16678 · (814) 635-2975 · Bedford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test 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
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
309 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 27% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tussey Mountain SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 43.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tussey Mountain High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bedford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #108 of 626 ▲ 143 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #210 of 626 ▲ 212 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #555 of 713 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #118 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #575 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #38 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #118 of 221 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
293
+22 (+8%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 24.7 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 24.9 | 12.4:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 22.4 | 13.0:1 | 90% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 56% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 49% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 50% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 48% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 33% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tussey Mountain High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (274 to 293); teachers up 7% (23 to 24.7).
About Tussey Mountain High School
Tussey Mountain High School serves students in Saxton, Pennsylvania, as a very small high school. The school enrolls 293 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Tussey Mountain SD operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 915 students.
Roughly 97% of students at Tussey Mountain High School are White. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. Bedford County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Tussey Mountain High School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.9:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Tussey Mountain High School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
For Bedford County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $59,992, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Counting Tussey Mountain High School, Bedford County has 18 public schools.
Tussey Mountain High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Tussey Mountain Middle School, its nearest public school. Tussey Mountain High School has 2 other public schools within five miles.
The federal government classifies Tussey Mountain High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 293, compared with 271 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.9:1.
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Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,513
Census ACS
Median income
$59,992
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tussey Mountain SD
- Tussey Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Tussey Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
Other schools in Saxton
- Tussey Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Tussey Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Tussey Mountain Middle School0.0 mi · 272
- Tussey Mountain Elementary School0.8 mi · 350
- Martinsburg Elementary School7.2 mi · 364
- Central High School7.9 mi · 504
- Northern Bedford County Middle School8.1 mi · 205
- Northern Bedford County High School8.1 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Tussey Mountain High SchoolHow large is Tussey Mountain High School?
Tussey Mountain High School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tussey Mountain High School serve?
Tussey Mountain High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tussey Mountain High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tussey Mountain High School is approximately 11.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tussey Mountain High School?
At Tussey Mountain High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tussey Mountain High School in?
Tussey Mountain High School is part of Tussey Mountain SD.
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