Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School

Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School
Location
16559 Route 286 Highway Green Township , Pennsylvania 15729 United States
Information
Established	1954
School district	Purchase Line School District
Principal	James Price
Teaching staff	32.96 (FTE) [1]
Grades	7-12
Number of students	377 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.44 [1]
Color(s)	Red, Gray and White
Team name	Red Dragons
Website	Purchase Line J/S HS

Purchase Line SD in Clearfield County

Purchase Line SD in Indiana County

Purchase Line High School, named for the boundary line ^[2] set by William Penn in the late 1700s and the small village surrounding the school, was established in 1954 and serves students in northeast Indiana and southwest Clearfield counties.

Vocational Education

Students in grades 10-12 have the opportunity to attend the Indiana County Technology Center in White Township for part of their school day if they wish to obtain training in a specific area that the ICTC offers.

Extracurriculars

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

Clubs

The following clubs are available at Purchase Line ^[3]

• FBLA
• Newspaper
• Iron Club
• Foreign Language
• Pep Club
• Yearbook
• Music Club
• Student Council
• Science Club
• National Honor Society
• Varsity Club
• SADD
• Quiz Bowl
• Scholastic Scrimmage
• Heritage Conference Science Competition

Athletics

Purchase Line is in PIAA District 6's Heritage Conference: ^[4]

• Baseball - Class A
• Basketball - Class AA
• Cross Country - Class AA
• Football - Class A
• Softball - Class A
• Track and Field - Class AA
• Volleyball - Class A

Junior High Athletics

Students in Grades 7-8 may participate in non-championship play in the following sports: ^[5]

• Basketball
• Football
• Volleyball

Alumni

• Joe Pittman - politician ^[6]

References

1. "Purchase Line JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
2. "Demographics". Purchase Line School District. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
3. "Clubs & Groups - Clubs". Purchase Line School District. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
4. "Schools - Directory - Purchase Line High School". PIAA. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
5. "Schools - Directory - Purchase Line Junior High School". PIAA. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
6. Lindstrom, Natasha (March 21, 2019). "Joe Pittman, longtime aide to state. Sen. Don White, wins GOP nomination to replace him". Valley News Dispatch. Trib Total Media. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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