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Schools in Donegal

Donegal’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 29% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,436 students on the public path
In brief

Donegal’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Donegal’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Norvelt El Sch places highest (better than 71%); Mount Pleasant Area JHS lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Donegal, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mount Pleasant Area HS. 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 Donegal, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
7–8Mount Pleasant Area JHSin Mount PleasantC−
9–12Mount Pleasant Area HSin Mount PleasantB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,832 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,485PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 950 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 911 students tested

Donegal vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Donegal—Mount Pleasant Area

Every school in Donegal

4 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 Donegalin other towns
Norvelt El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Mount Pleasant
B+
457 students13:1Rate it →
Donegal El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Jones Mills
B
92 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Pleasant Area JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mount Pleasant
C−
290 students14:1Rate it →
Mount Pleasant Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Pleasant
B
597 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Donegal’s schools

Are Donegal’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Donegal. Mount Pleasant Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Donegal. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Donegal in?

Mount Pleasant Area School District.

Where do Donegal kids go to high school?

Mount Pleasant Area HS.

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What Donegal 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.