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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYRONE AREA SD·NCES 422403000949
Tyrone Area High School
1001 Clay Ave, Tyrone, PA 16686 · (814) 684-4240 · Blair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
257 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 23% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Tyrone Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 45.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tyrone Area High School
Tyrone Area High School's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Area High School this school | 503 | 51.1% | 64.9% |
| Bedford SHS Bedford | 495 | 51.3% | 64.8% |
| Marion Center Area JR/SR High School Marion Center | 550 | 52.2% | 46.0% |
| Cranberry Area JSHS Seneca | 563 | 50.3% | 42.4% |
| Central High School Martinsburg | 504 | 49.6% | 48.6% |
| North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield | 544 | 52.4% | 37.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tyrone Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #110 of 576 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #166 of 626 ▲ 61 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #274 of 626 ▼ 109 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #404 of 713 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #162 of 601 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #548 of 604 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #339 of 619 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #205 of 373 | #3 of 6 |
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
503
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 971
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 503 | 40.7 | 12.3:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 35.9 | 14.3:1 | 50% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 35.5 | 15.5:1 | 43% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 36.9 | 15.0:1 | 36% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 45% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 31% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 19% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 971 | 57 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyrone Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (553 to 503); teachers up 10% (36.9 to 40.7).
About Tyrone Area High School
Tyrone Area High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 503 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Tyrone Area SD is responsible for 3 schools, Tyrone Area High School included, with 1,674 students in all.
Tyrone Area High School is 96% White by enrollment. That is in line with Blair County, where about 92% of residents are White. The diversity index for Tyrone Area High School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.3:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. On the income side, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 74% average for public schools in Blair County is 23 points higher.
Tyrone Area High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Tyrone Area High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.9% is 9.2 points above the 55.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Blair County, the median household earns about $62,382 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 33, with about 15,692 students.
Among nearby public schools, Tyrone Area Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Tyrone Area High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Tyrone Area High School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Tyrone Area High School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 12.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Tyrone Area High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tyrone Area SD
- Tyrone Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Tyrone Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other schools in Tyrone
- Tyrone Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Tyrone Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Tyrone Area Middle School0.0 mi · 489
- Tyrone Area Elementary School0.2 mi · 682
- Lewis M Myers Elementary School6.9 mi · 399
- Bellwood-Antis High School6.9 mi · 378
- Bellwood Antis Middle School6.9 mi · 332
- Logan Elementary School11.8 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Tyrone Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tyrone Area High School?
Tyrone Area High School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tyrone Area High School serve?
Tyrone Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tyrone Area High School have?
Tyrone Area High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Tyrone Area High School?
Student demographics at Tyrone Area High School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tyrone Area High School in?
Tyrone Area High School is part of Tyrone Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.