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Enrollment
406
High
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOHAWK AREA SD·NCES 421554002686
Mohawk SHS
385 Mohawk School Road, New Castle, PA 16102 · (724) 667-7782 · Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
153 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 24% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mohawk Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 60.0% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Mohawk SHS
Mohawk SHS's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk SHS this school | 406 | 37.7% | 62.0% |
| Bellwood-Antis High School Bellwood | 378 | 39.7% | 53.9% |
| Tri-Valley JSHS Hegins | 427 | 34.2% | 40.5% |
| Western Beaver Co JSHS Industry | 359 | 39.6% | 55.4% |
| McGuffey High School Claysville | 494 | 40.1% | 45.3% |
| Central Cambria High School Ebensburg | 509 | 39.3% | 54.4% |
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 Mohawk SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #141 of 576 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #80 of 626 ▲ 14 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #160 of 626 ▲ 39 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #482 of 713 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #222 of 601 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #521 of 604 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #477 of 619 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #357 of 373 | #6 of 6 |
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
406
-55 (-12%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 406 | 31.3 | 13.0:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 31.4 | 13.8:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 30.3 | 14.6:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 36% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 31.7 | 12.9:1 | 37% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 54 | 12.4:1 | 36% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 58 | 13.5:1 | 29% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 917 | 59 | 15.5:1 | 20% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 64 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mohawk SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (410 to 406); teachers down 1% (31.7 to 31.3).
About Mohawk SHS
Mohawk SHS is a high school located in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County. The school serves 406 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Mohawk Area SD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,444 students.
Mohawk SHS's enrollment is 95% White. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mohawk SHS in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. The lunch program counts 38% of students at Mohawk SHS as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Lawrence County, the average is 67%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mohawk SHS is 61.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.0%.
In Lawrence County (population about 85,024), the median household income is $61,931, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Mohawk SHS is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Mohawk Junior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Mohawk SHS. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.1%; Mohawk SHS's is 62.0%, ranking 5th of 8.
Mohawk SHS has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 461 in 2020-21 to 406 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mohawk Area SD
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Mohawk Junior High SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle SHSHigh · 740 students
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning CenterElementary · 736 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Washington Intrmd SchoolElementary · 707 students
- New Castle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Mohawk Junior High School0.0 mi · 329
- Mohawk Elementary School0.1 mi · 709
- Union Area Middle School3.8 mi · 174
- Union Area High School3.8 mi · 193
- Union Memorial Elementary School4.2 mi · 320
- Springfield High School5.3 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Mohawk SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Mohawk SHS?
Mohawk SHS enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mohawk SHS serve?
Mohawk SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mohawk SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mohawk SHS is approximately 13.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mohawk SHS?
Mohawk SHS reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mohawk SHS in?
Mohawk SHS is part of Mohawk Area SD.
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