Mohawk SHS

As a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Mohawk SHS caters to 406 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Mohawk Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

Within Mohawk Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,444 students, Mohawk SHS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mohawk SHS records that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest consists of 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mohawk SHS has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Lawrence County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mohawk SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lawrence County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,931 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,015 students), Mohawk SHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mohawk JHS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Mohawk SHS. On composite proficiency, Mohawk SHS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mohawk SHS has changed only slightly, going from 410 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025.

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