| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Frederick County, MD |
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| Total Students |
1496 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
79 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 408 students | | Grade 10 - 422 students | | Grade 11 - 369 students | | Grade 12 - 297 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:19 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
5% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
7% |
4% |
| % Black |
18% |
34% |
| % White |
70% |
48% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
8% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Frederick County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
62 |
28 |
| Number of Students Managed |
39,844 students |
17,295 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$416,852,000 |
$171,909,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$402,339,000 |
$168,429,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,462 |
$9,940 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,098 |
$9,739 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
86% |
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- Tuscarora High School is a secondary school located at 5312 Ballenger Creek Pike in Frederick, the third-largest city in Maryland, USA.
- History
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Tuscarora High School is a relatively new school. In 2003, Tuscarora opened its doors to the classes of 2006 and 2007, bringing the school to half capacity. As of November 2006, the enrollment was 1,496 students.
- On Tuesday, May 16, 2006, Tuscarora High School received the first bomb threat in its history. Students were told to stay home, and those who had already arrived were quickly bused to other area schools. Students were allowed to return only after officials had cleared the building of any threat.
- Teams and Activities
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Tuscarora has many extracurricular sports teams and clubs.
- In 2006 its Marching Band achieved outstanding honors at the ACC Championships in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was ranked number 14 in the Eastern United States, with a score of 89.05, and its drumline came in 6th place. Also, the girl's varsity soccer team won back to back Maryland state championships in 2005 and 2006. Tuscarora High School's Girl's Track team won regional championships in 2007 and came in second in 2008. The THS softball team also were regional champions in 2005(1A) and in 2006(3A). The Titan varsity football team made playoffs in 2008 for the first time in team history. The Tuscarora Boys Soccer team won the 3A state title beating Fallston in penalty kicks.
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
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White: 946
- African American: 327
- American Indian/Alaskan Native: 5
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 79
- Hispanic: 154
- Capacity
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School Capacity: 1,606 (Does not include portable classrooms)
- Total Enrollment: 1,511
- External links
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- Official School Website
- Tuscarora High School Athletics
- Tuscarora High School Football
- Tuscarora High School Performing Arts Boosters
- Student Wiki
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (21703) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
26,420 people |
5,133,067 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
40% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
32 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$58,027
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$51,114 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.4 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
21 years old |
42 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
71% / 29% |
65% / 35% |
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