Mercersburg Academy
Private · Grades 9–12 · 439 students
James Buchanan HS
4773 Fort Loudon Rd, Mercersburg, PA 17236
Grades
9–12
High
Students
721
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Tuscarora SD
Franklin County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About James Buchanan HS
James Buchanan HS is a public high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Tuscarora SD. The school is located in a rural area in Franklin County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 721 students were enrolled, with about 16.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 721 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.1 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 8
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Tuscarora SD
- County
- Franklin County
- NCES school ID
- 422274006280
Schools near James Buchanan HS
All 6 schools in Mercersburg →
Fulton County Center for Career and Technology
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 1 students
McConnellsburg HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 285 students
Greencastle-Antrim SHS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 982 students
Clear Spring High
Magnet · Grades 9–12 · 478 students
St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 155 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.