High Schools in Tuscarora School District

Summary:

The Tuscarora School District in Pennsylvania contains a single high school, James Buchanan High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 229 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 460 out of 681 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 3 stars to 2 stars.

James Buchanan High School's academic performance on Keystone Exams has been mixed compared to state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the state average in Algebra I (30.1% vs. 44.3%) and Literature (50% vs. 62.1%), but higher in Biology (50% vs. 49.3%). The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% in 2023-2024 was slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.4% was relatively low.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 100% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.8 in 2023-2024 is slightly lower than the state average, suggesting a relatively favorable learning environment. The school's per-student spending of $9,249 in 2022-2023 is in line with the state average.

District Detail

100 W Seminary St
Mercersburg, PA 17236

(717) 328-3127

SchoolDigger Rank:
308^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,182

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Buchanan High School	Public	9-12	4773 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-2146	721	45	16.1	97.9%	658 (91.3%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.2%)	39	460^th of 681 public high schools	32.5%		54	356^th of 686 public high schools	48.1%	104	30.1	50.0	50.0	$12,159	$414	$11,745

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greencastle-Antrim School District	9.41 mi	4	93^rd
Central Fulton School District	10.37 mi	3	172^nd
Fulton County Center for Career and Technology	10.55 mi	1
Chambersburg Area School District	11.51 mi	17	338^th
Franklin County Career and Technology Center	13.54 mi	1	340^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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