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Schools in Delano Township

Delano Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,132 students on the public path
In brief

Delano Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Delano Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Mahanoy Area El Sch places highest (better than 18%); Mahanoy Area JSHS lowest (7%). 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 Delano Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Mahanoy Area El Schin Mahanoy CityC−
7–12Mahanoy Area JSHSin Mahanoy CityD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mahanoy 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.

Mahanoy Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 1,132 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,949PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 55.1% · 532 students tested
Math11%
State average 36.1% · 517 students tested

Delano Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Delano Township—Mahanoy Area
KlineC−Hazleton Area
RushC+Tamaqua Area
RyanDMahanoy Area
MahanoyDMahanoy Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mahanoy Area with Delano Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Delano Township

2 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 Delano Townshipin other towns
Mahanoy Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mahanoy City
C−
589 students12:1Rate it →
Mahanoy Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Mahanoy City
D
543 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Delano Township’s schools

Are Delano Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Delano Township. Mahanoy Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Delano Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Delano Township in?

Mahanoy Area School District.

Where do Delano Township kids go to high school?

Mahanoy Area JSHS.

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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.