Mount Pleasant Area JHS

As a small intermediate school in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Mount Pleasant Area JHS hosts 290 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Mount Pleasant Area SD. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Mount Pleasant Area SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,832 students. Mount Pleasant Area JHS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mount Pleasant Area JHS lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 43% 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 Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mount Pleasant Area JHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.3%; this one delivers 44.7%.

Around the school, Westmoreland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Westmoreland County's 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), Mount Pleasant Area JHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mount Pleasant Area HS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mount Pleasant Area JHS comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

Mount Pleasant Area JHS operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mount Pleasant Area JHS has held roughly steady, going from 290 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Mount Pleasant Area JHS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.