Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMICHAELS AREA SD·NCES 420507007126
Carmichaels Area High School
215 North Vine Street, Carmichaels, PA 15320 · (724) 966-5045 · Greene County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
283 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 86 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 24% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 34.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carmichaels Area High School
Carmichaels Area High School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichaels Area High School this school | 293 | 96.6% | 41.6% |
| West Branch Area High School Morrisdale | 269 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| Kane Area High School Kane | 282 | 98.9% | 57.0% |
| Apollo-Ridge High School Spring Church | 327 | 98.2% | 54.8% |
| Union City High School Union City | 304 | 96.4% | 46.7% |
| Bentworth SHS Bentleyville | 359 | 98.6% | 53.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carmichaels Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #420 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #329 of 626 ▲ 21 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #450 of 626 ▲ 76 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #553 of 713 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #111 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #573 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #202 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #125 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 24.9 | 11.8:1 | 97% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 27.5 | 10.3:1 | 99% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 26.5 | 10.8:1 | 26% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 34% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 27.5 | 12.3:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 47% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 42% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmichaels Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (337 to 293); teachers down 10% (27.5 to 24.9).
About Carmichaels Area High School
The public high school Carmichaels Area High School is located in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. There are 293 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 60% below that mark.
Carmichaels Area SD counts 3 schools and 934 students, including Carmichaels Area High School.
By race and ethnicity, Carmichaels Area High School is 97% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
The school lists 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. A total of 283 students, or 97%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Greene County report 69%.
Carmichaels Area High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carmichaels Area High School is 5.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 41.6%. Predicted: 36.2%.
In Greene County, home to about 34,835 people, median household income comes to about $68,041, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,331, Carmichaels Area High School among them.
Carmichaels Area Middle School is the nearest public school to Carmichaels Area High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Carmichaels Area High School, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Carmichaels Area High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Carmichaels Area High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment fell by 10% across 4 years, from 327 in 2020-21 to 293 in 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,835
Census ACS
Median income
$68,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carmichaels Area SD
- Carmichaels Area El CenterElementary · 433 students
- Carmichaels Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Other schools in Carmichaels
- Carmichaels Area El CenterElementary · 433 students
- Carmichaels Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Carmichaels Area Middle School0.0 mi · 208
- Carmichaels Area El Center0.1 mi · 433
- Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS5.1 mi · 383
- Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School5.1 mi · 391
- Masontown Elementary School5.2 mi · 251
- Albert Gallatin North Middle School5.7 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Carmichaels Area High SchoolHow large is Carmichaels Area High School?
Carmichaels Area High School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carmichaels Area High School serve?
Carmichaels Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Carmichaels Area High School have?
Carmichaels Area High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Carmichaels Area High School?
Student demographics at Carmichaels Area High School are roughly 97% White, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Carmichaels Area High School?
Carmichaels Area High School is overseen by Carmichaels Area SD in Greene County.
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