Mahantongo El Sch

Mahantongo El Sch operates as a very small elementary school in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania, part of Tri-Valley SD. Current enrollment sits at 148 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

Within Tri-Valley SD, which oversees 3 schools and 882 students, Mahantongo El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mahantongo El Sch shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Schuylkill County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mahantongo El Sch has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Schuylkill County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mahantongo El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 47.6%, a residual of -9.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Schuylkill County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,313 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mahantongo El Sch is one of 35 public schools in Schuylkill County (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hegins-Hubley El Sch, around 3.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Mahantongo El Sch comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Mahantongo El Sch's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 148). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.