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Schools in Mount Pleasant Township · Forest City Regional School District

Mount Pleasant Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Pleasant Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
53%
▼ 2 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 3 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.0K
▲ 1% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
782 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Pleasant Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1920 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Pleasant Township’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,970 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Forest City Regional 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Pleasant Township’s grade

B− Test scores

B: better than 55% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores are above the Pennsylvania average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1920)Better than 46%
Towns in Wayne County (22)Better than 0%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 354 test results could put Mount Pleasant Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Mount Pleasant Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (347 in math, 360 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Forest City Regional El Schin Forest CityC+
7–12Forest City Regional HSin Forest CityB−

Mount Pleasant Township’s public schools are run by Forest City Regional School District, which also serves Clinton, Forest City, Herrick and Union Dale and others. 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.

Forest City Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 782 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,970PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 55.1% · 360 students tested
Math39%
State average 36.1% · 347 students tested

Mount Pleasant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Pleasant TownshipBForest City Regional
ClintonBWestern Wayne PK–12 · Forest City Regional PK–12
PrestonA−Wayne Highlands
Lebanon—Wayne Highlands
Buckingham—Wayne Highlands
DyberryA−Wayne Highlands
Herrick—Forest City Regional

2 of the 6 neighbors share Forest City Regional with Mount Pleasant Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant Townshipin other towns
Forest City Regional El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Forest City
C+
434 students11:1Rate it →
Forest City Regional HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Forest City
B−
348 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Pleasant Township’s schools

Are Mount Pleasant Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Mount Pleasant Township children attend outscore 55% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Pleasant Township in?

Forest City Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 782 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Mount Pleasant Township spend per student?

$21,970 in Forest City Regional 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.