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Schools in Carbon Township

Carbon Township’s public schools

Tussey Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carbon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
915 students on the public path
In brief

Carbon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carbon Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Tussey Mountain HS places highest (better than 90%); Tussey Mountain MS lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carbon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Tussey Mountain ELin SaxtonC
5–8Tussey Mountain MSin SaxtonC
9–12Tussey Mountain HSin SaxtonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tussey Mountain School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tussey Mountain School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 915 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,797PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 468 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 452 students tested

Carbon Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Carbon Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carbon Township—Tussey Mountain
Hopewell—Tussey Mountain
Wood—Tussey Mountain
Broad Top City—Tussey Mountain
Todd—Tussey Mountain
Broad TopBTussey Mountain
LibertyBTussey Mountain

All 6 neighbors share Tussey Mountain with Carbon Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Carbon Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carbon Townshipin other towns
Tussey Mountain EL
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saxton
C
350 students12:1Rate it →
Tussey Mountain MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saxton
C
272 students11:1Rate it →
Tussey Mountain HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Saxton
A
293 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Carbon Township’s schools

Are Carbon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carbon Township. Tussey Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carbon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carbon Township in?

Tussey Mountain School District.

Where do Carbon Township kids go to high school?

Tussey Mountain HS.

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What Carbon Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.