Tamaqua Area SHS (Tamaqua Area SD SCH DIST.), Pennsylvania - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Tamaqua Area SHS is a High in Tamaqua, PA. It currently serves 654 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Tamaqua Area SD School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Tamaqua Area SD School District and all schools in Pennsylvania.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:654
Number of Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.55

Location Info

Location: 500 Penn St, Tamaqua, PA 18252
Mailing Address: 500 Penn St, PO Box 90, Tamaqua, PA 18252-0090
Phone: (570)668-1901
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 174
Grade 11 159
Grade 12 176
Grade 9 145
Gender/Sex of Tamaqua Area SHS Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 348 53.21
Female 306 46.79
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Tamaqua Area SHS Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.46
Black or African American 20 3.06
Hispanic/Latino 87 13.30
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.15
Two or more races 5 0.77
White 538 82.26
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.57
Black or African American 7 2.01
Hispanic/Latino 55 15.81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.29
Two or more races 2 0.57
White 281 80.75
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.33
Black or African American 13 4.25
Hispanic/Latino 32 10.46
Two or more races 3 0.98
White 257 83.99

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.57
Black or African American 6 3.45
Hispanic/Latino 28 16.09
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.57
Two or more races 1 0.57
White 137 78.74
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.63
Black or African American 2 1.26
Hispanic/Latino 19 11.95
Two or more races 1 0.63
White 136 85.54
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 2.27
Hispanic/Latino 19 10.80
Two or more races 1 0.57
White 152 86.36
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.69
Black or African American 8 5.52
Hispanic/Latino 21 14.48
Two or more races 2 1.38
White 113 77.93