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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT CARMEL AREA SD·NCES 421599006936
Mount Carmel Area High School
600 W 5th St, Mount Carmel, PA 17851 · (570) 339-1500 · Northumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
496 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 24% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mount Carmel Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 33.9% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Mount Carmel Area High School
Mount Carmel Area High School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Area High School this school | 503 | 98.6% | 38.2% |
| Northern Lehigh SHS Slatington | 502 | 95.8% | 47.1% |
| Shamokin Area High School Shamokin | 675 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| Iroquois JSHS Erie | 560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Octorara Area JSHS Atglen | 703 | 99.6% | 39.8% |
| Mifflinburg Area SHS Mifflinburg | 499 | 99.4% | 56.1% |
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 Mount Carmel Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #444 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #254 of 626 ▲ 105 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #508 of 626 ▼ 56 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #403 of 713 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #534 of 601 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #256 of 604 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #160 of 619 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #54 of 221 | N/A |
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
503
+78 (+18%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 503 | 29.2 | 17.2:1 | 99% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 26.9 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 30.1 | 16.4:1 | 74% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 82% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 37.7 | 11.6:1 | 46% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 38 | 11.0:1 | 55% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 49 | 10.2:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 33% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 48 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Carmel Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (437 to 503); teachers down 23% (37.7 to 29.2).
About Mount Carmel Area High School
Mount Carmel Area High School runs as a small high school in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. It had 503 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Across its 3 schools, Mount Carmel Area SD enrolls 1,552 students. Mount Carmel Area High School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Mount Carmel Area High School are White (79%). The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Northumberland County's population at about 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mount Carmel Area High School scores 35%.
There are 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.2:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 4.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Northumberland County, the average eligibility rate is 86%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mount Carmel Area High School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The model predicts 35.3% for a school in Pennsylvania with Mount Carmel Area High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mount Carmel Area High School posts 38.2%.
In Northumberland County, home to about 90,560 people, the median household earns about $60,583 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Mount Carmel Area High School shares Northumberland County with 22 other public schools.
Mount Carmel Area High School's nearest public school is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Mount Carmel Area High School. By average proficiency, Mount Carmel Area High School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Mount Carmel Area High School's location as Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).
The discussion board for Mount Carmel Area High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Carmel Area SD
- Mount Carmel Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
- Mount Carmel Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Other schools in Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
- Mount Carmel Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Carmel Area Junior High School0.0 mi · 253
- Mount Carmel Area Elementary School0.2 mi · 796
- North Schuylkill JSHS6.8 mi · 1,003
- North Schuylkill Elementary School7.0 mi · 1,064
- Northumberland County Career and Technology Center8.3 mi · 15
- Shamokin Area High School8.5 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Carmel Area High SchoolHow many students attend Mount Carmel Area High School?
Mount Carmel Area High School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mount Carmel Area High School serve?
Mount Carmel Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Mount Carmel Area High School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Mount Carmel Area High School.
What is the student diversity at Mount Carmel Area High School?
Student demographics at Mount Carmel Area High School are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Carmel Area High School?
Mount Carmel Area High School is overseen by Mount Carmel Area SD in Northumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.