James Buchanan HS

4773 Fort Loudon Rd
Mercersburg, PA 17236

721 Students

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

James Buchanan High School, located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, serves the students of the Tuscarora School District. Situated in a rural setting in Franklin County, the school is named after the 15th President of the United States, who was a native of the region. The institution focuses on providing a comprehensive secondary education that balances core academic requirements with opportunities for extracurricular development, aiming to prepare students for both higher education and the workforce.

The school community emphasizes a supportive environment that encourages student involvement in athletics, the arts, and various career-technical programs. By leveraging its location in the Cumberland Valley, James Buchanan High School works to foster a sense of local identity and pride, maintaining a commitment to small-town values while striving to meet modern educational standards for its student body.

721

Total Students

44.8

Full-Time Teachers

16.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for James Buchanan HS
Demographic	Student Count
White	658
Hispanic	21
Black	5
Asian	2
Two or More	30
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	4

White
658 (91.3%)
Two or More
30 (4.2%)
Hispanic
21 (2.9%)
Black
5 (0.7%)
Pacific Islander
4 (0.6%)
Asian
2 (0.3%)
American Indian
1 (0.1%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Tuscarora SD
Phone:	(717)328-2146
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
Total Students:	721
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	44.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 9 178

Grade 10 164

Grade 11 189

Grade 12 190