Blue Mountain High School

Blue Mountain High School
Photo of school from PA 443
Address
1076 W Market Street Schuylkill Haven , Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania 17972-9801 United States
Coordinates	40°38′51″N 76°08′08″W / 40.647610°N 76.135510°W / 40.647610; -76.135510
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Blue Mountain School District
NCES School ID	420387003891[1]
Principal	Eric Schaeffer
Faculty	72.6 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Number of students	803 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	11.06
Website	www.bmsd.org/HighSchool/

Blue Mountain High School is a rural public high school near Schuylkill Haven (physically located in North Manheim Township) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1957 and renovated from 1999 to 2001. It is part of the Blue Mountain School District. As of the 2022-23 school year, there were 803 students enrolled in the school and 72.6 teachers on an FTE basis for a student-teacher ratio of 11.06, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.^[2]

An original Wanamaker Eagle was donated to the school when the department store it had decorated for many years went out of business. The bronze Eagle stands in front of the school.^[3]

High school students may choose to attend the Schuylkill Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit IU29 provides the school with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty. In 2016-17, Blue Mountain School District began to offer a virtual academy for its pupils.