Mount Carmel Area El Sch

Mount Carmel Area El Sch is a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, operated by Mount Carmel Area SD. The school educates 796 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 80% larger than typical.

Mount Carmel Area El Sch is one of 3 schools operated by Mount Carmel Area SD, a district that caters to 1,552 students overall.

Demographically, Mount Carmel Area El Sch shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Mount Carmel Area El Sch reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 103% of students at Mount Carmel Area El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Northumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mount Carmel Area El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 35.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Northumberland County indicate median household income runs about $60,583, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Mount Carmel Area El Sch is one of 23 public schools in Northumberland County (combined enrollment of about 10,386 students).

The closest other public school is Mount Carmel Area JHS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mount Carmel Area El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.7%.

Mount Carmel Area El Sch operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 815 students in 2018 compared to 796 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 74% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Mount Carmel Area El Sch typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.