Enrollment
323
High
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT UNION AREA SD·NCES 421602006104
Mount Union Area SHS
706 North Shaver Street, Mount Union, PA 17066 · (814) 542-2518 · Huntingdon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
319 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 101 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 21% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Mount Union Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 31.3% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 →
Where Mount Union Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Huntingdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #488 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #478 of 626 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #532 of 626 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #539 of 713 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #85 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #318 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #154 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #21 of 373 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
-55 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 323 | 28.3 | 11.4:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 29.4 | 10.9:1 | 100% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 28.3 | 12.5:1 | 80% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 77% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 34.3 | 13.2:1 | 82% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 62% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 45% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Union Area SHS.
About Mount Union Area SHS
Mount Union Area SHS is a small high school that serves part of Mount Union, Pennsylvania. The school's 323 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Mount Union Area SHS is one school in Mount Union Area SD, a system of 4 schools with 1,101 students.
At Mount Union Area SHS, White students make up 84% of the student body. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Mount Union Area SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
The school reports 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.4 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. That is 36 points above the 63% average for public schools in Huntingdon County.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.3%. Mount Union Area SHS scores 30.5%.
Mount Union Area SHS is located in Huntingdon County, where median household income is about $65,557, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Mount Union Area SHS is one of 17 public schools in Huntingdon County, which together enroll about 4,454 students.
Mount Union Area Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mount Union Area SHS ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Mount Union Area SHS as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 378 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a decrease of 55 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mount Union Area SHS covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Huntingdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,653
Census ACS
Median income
$65,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Union Area SD
- Shirley Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Mount Union-Kistler Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Mount Union Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 221 students
Other schools in Mount Union
- Shirley Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Mount Union-Kistler Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Mount Union Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Union Area Junior High School0.0 mi · 221
- Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School0.9 mi · 278
- Shirley Twp Elementary School1.3 mi · 279
- Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center4.1 mi · 5
- New Day CS9.9 mi · 139
- Rockhill Elementary School10.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Union Area SHSHow many students attend Mount Union Area SHS?
Mount Union Area SHS enrolls approximately 323 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mount Union Area SHS serve?
Mount Union Area SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Union Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Union Area SHS is approximately 11.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Union Area SHS?
At Mount Union Area SHS, the student body is approximately 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Mount Union Area SHS public or private?
Mount Union Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Union Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.