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Schools in Mount Carmel Township · Mount Carmel Area School District

Mount Carmel Township’s public schools score below 73% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Mount Carmel Township’s districts is 43%, below the Pennsylvania average (55%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Carmel Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 12 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 7 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs PA 88%
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
3
1,552 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Carmel Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2022 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Carmel Township’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Mount Carmel Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,712 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Mount Carmel Area JHS, then Mount Carmel Area HS. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Carmel Township’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 27% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2022)Better than 7%
Towns in Northumberland County (23)Better than 26%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 770 test results and a graduating class of 138 could put Mount Carmel Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Mount Carmel Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (750 in math, 790 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Carmel Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mount Carmel Area El SchMount Carmel Area School DistrictC−
7–8Mount Carmel Area JHSMount Carmel Area School DistrictC−
9–12Mount Carmel Area HSMount Carmel Area School DistrictA−

Mount Carmel Township’s public schools are run by Mount Carmel Area School District, which also serves Centralia, Kulpmont, Marion Heights and Mount Carmel. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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

Mount Carmel Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Carmel TownshipCMount Carmel Area
ClevelandA−Southern Columbia Area
KulpmontCMount Carmel Area
East Cameron—Shamokin Area
Conyngham—North Schuylkill
Marion Heights—Mount Carmel Area
CoalC−Shamokin Area

2 of the 6 neighbors share Mount Carmel Area with Mount Carmel Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mount Carmel 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).

District schools in Mount Carmel Townshipby address
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 Mount Carmel Township’s schools

Are Mount Carmel Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Carmel Township children attend score below 73% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Carmel Township in?

Mount Carmel Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,552 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mount Carmel Township kids go to high school?

Mount Carmel Area HS in Mount Carmel, with 503 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Mount Carmel Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Mount Carmel Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Mount Carmel Township spend per student?

$13,712 in Mount Carmel Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.