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Schools in Centralia

Centralia’s public schools

Mount Carmel Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Centralia. 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 97% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 37% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,552 students on the public path
In brief

Centralia’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Centralia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Mount Carmel Area HS places highest (better than 84%); Mount Carmel Area JHS lowest (17%). 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 Centralia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mount Carmel Area El Schin Mount CarmelC−
7–8Mount Carmel Area JHSin Mount CarmelC−
9–12Mount Carmel Area HSin Mount CarmelA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Carmel Area 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.

Mount Carmel Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,552 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$13,712PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 55.1% · 790 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 750 students tested

Centralia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Centralia—Mount Carmel Area

Every school in Centralia

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 Centraliain other towns
Mount Carmel Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mount Carmel
C−
796 students14:1Rate it →
Mount Carmel Area JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mount Carmel
C−
253 students17:1Rate it →
Mount Carmel Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Carmel
A−
503 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Centralia’s schools

Are Centralia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Centralia. Mount Carmel Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Centralia. 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 Centralia in?

Mount Carmel Area School District.

Where do Centralia kids go to high school?

Mount Carmel Area HS.

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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.