Pottsville Area High School

Pottsville Area High School
Address
1600 Elk Avenue Pottsville , Pennsylvania 17901 United States
Coordinates	40°40′52″N 76°12′51″W / 40.6810°N 76.2143°W / 40.6810; -76.2143
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Roll Tide"
Established	1853; 171 years ago (1853)
School district	Pottsville Area School District
Dean	Raymond Yost
Principal	Tiffany Hummel
Faculty	54.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	888 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.58[1]
Color(s)	Crimson and White
Mascot	Rip Tide
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[citation needed]
Newspaper	Tide Lines
Yearbook	Hi-S-Potts
Website	www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/Domain/8

Pottsville Area High School is a coeducational public high school located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pottsville Area School District and is the largest public high school in Schuylkill County. It was founded in 1853 and offers a comprehensive program with an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in ninth through twelfth grades.^[2]

Students from the neighboring Saint Clair Area School District attend the high school, with their district paying tuition to PASD. The school building, with its Italian Gothic brickwork, retains its architectural and historical integrity while housing modern facilities such as four science labs, a planetarium and observatory, four computer labs, three art and two music studios, and two gymnasiums.

The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and more than 40 magazine subscriptions and access to resources throughout the state through computer systems. A formal 1,499-seat auditorium and a little theater are unique features of the building. Within the district complex are tennis courts, athletic fields, and a sports complex including a natatorium. The current high school building was constructed in 1932, and it continues to lead as an example in architectural genius