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Central Mountain HS
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Central Mountain HS
Central Mountain HS, a reasonably sized secondary school in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, operated by Keystone Central SD, works with 1,013 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Central Mountain HS sits 37% above that benchmark.
Keystone Central SD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,324 students; Central Mountain HS is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Mountain HS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Clinton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Central Mountain HS has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 107% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Clinton County's rate of about 99%.
In the surrounding community, Clinton County reports that median household income runs about $60,816, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Clinton County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,879 students), of which Central Mountain HS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Central Mountain MS, around 0.8 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Central Mountain HS's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,137 (now 1,013). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 95% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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