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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT AREA SD·NCES 421617004458
Mount Pleasant Area High School
265 State Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666 · (724) 547-4100 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
267 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 22% |
Student demographics
6%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
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 46.3% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Pleasant Area High School
Mount Pleasant Area High School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Area High School this school | 597 | 44.7% | 52.8% |
| Lenape Technical School Ford City | 586 | 45.6% | 43.3% |
| Karns City Jr/Sr High School Karns City | 642 | 46.1% | 41.2% |
| Penn Cambria High School Cresson | 538 | 43.5% | 69.3% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School Philipsburg | 525 | 44.8% | 48.9% |
| Warrior Run JSHS Turbotville | 625 | 47.0% | 46.8% |
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 Pleasant Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #258 of 576 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #217 of 626 ▲ 1 | #7 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #181 of 626 ▲ 141 | #7 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #337 of 713 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #410 of 601 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #580 of 604 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #408 of 619 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #234 of 373 | #7 of 14 |
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
597
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,408
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 597 | 39.9 | 15.0:1 | 45% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 39.9 | 15.2:1 | 44% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 40.2 | 14.8:1 | 28% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 34% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 41.7 | 15.5:1 | 26% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 39% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 31% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 1,286 | 70 | 18.4:1 | 23% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 1,408 | 72 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pleasant Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (645 to 597); teachers down 4% (41.7 to 39.9).
About Mount Pleasant Area High School
In Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, part of Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant Area High School is a high school. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 597 students.
Mount Pleasant Area High School is among 5 schools run by Mount Pleasant Area SD, which serves 1,832 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Mount Pleasant Area High School is White, at 97%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.
Mount Pleasant Area High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1, with 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 45% at Mount Pleasant Area High School. Across public schools in Westmoreland County, the average is 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mount Pleasant Area High School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.4%. Mount Pleasant Area High School scores 52.8%.
In the wider Westmoreland County area, the median household earns about $74,109 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Westmoreland County, 85 public schools serve about 41,302 students.
Mount Pleasant Area High School's closest public school neighbor is Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Mount Pleasant Area High School is ahead of the 50.2% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
The NCES locale for Mount Pleasant Area High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Mount Pleasant Area High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD
- Norvelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Ramsay Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Donegal Elementary SchoolElementary · 92 students
Other schools in Mount Pleasant
- Norvelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Ramsay Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School0.0 mi · 290
- Ramsay Elementary School2.1 mi · 396
- Norvelt Elementary School2.9 mi · 457
- Southmoreland SHS4.2 mi · 566
- Southmoreland Primary Center4.4 mi · 277
- Stanwood Elementary School5.4 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Pleasant Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Pleasant Area High School?
Mount Pleasant Area High School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mount Pleasant Area High School serve?
Mount Pleasant Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Pleasant Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Pleasant Area High School is approximately 15.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Pleasant Area High School?
At Mount Pleasant Area High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mount Pleasant Area High School public or private?
Mount Pleasant Area High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Pleasant Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.