James Buchanan High School

James Buchanan High School
James Buchanan High School
Address
	4773 Fort Loudon Road; Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania 17236-9692; United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	Tuscarora School District
Faculty	53 teachers (2011)
Grades	9–12
Number of pupils	785 pupils (2013)
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Language	English
Team name	Rockets
Website	Tuscarora School District Home Page

James Buchanan High School is a small, rural public high school. The school is located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and is part of the Tuscarora School District. James Buchanan High School was named after the 15th president of the United States, James Buchanan. In 2013, enrollment was reported as 785 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. The school employed 48 teachers.^[2]

Extracurriculars

Tuscarora School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

The district funds:

According to PIAA directory July 2013 ^[3]

^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - James Buchanan High School, 2012
^ US News; World Report (2014). "Best High Schools".
^ "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2013.

v t e James Buchanan
15th President of the United States (1857–1861) 17th United States Secretary of State (1845–1849) U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1834–1845) U.S. Representative for PA–4 (1823–1831) U.S. Representative for PA–3 (1821–1823)
Life	Electoral history of James Buchanan 1844 Democratic National Convention Oregon Treaty 1848 Democratic National Convention Wheatland Doughface 1852 Democratic National Convention Ostend Manifesto 1856 United States presidential election 1856 Democratic National Convention Woodward Hill Cemetery
Presidency	Inauguration of James Buchanan Dred Scott v. Sandford List of federal judges appointed by James Buchanan Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution 1858 United States elections Paraguay expedition United States House Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Corruptions in Government Corwin Amendment Lincoln transition
Public image	James Buchanan Memorial Buchanan's Birthplace State Park Buchanan, Michigan Buchanan, Indiana Buchanan, Georgia Buchanan, Missouri James Buchanan High School Raising Buchanan
Family	Harriet Lane (niece, acting First Lady) James Buchanan Henry (nephew)
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