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Enrollment
675
High
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAMOKIN AREA SD·NCES 422124000968
Shamokin Area High School
2000 W State St, Shamokin, PA 17866 · (570) 648-5731 · Northumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test 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
16.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
665 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 179 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 165 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 185 | 27% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Shamokin Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 28.5% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Shamokin Area High School
Shamokin Area High School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamokin Area High School this school | 675 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| Mount Carmel Area High School Mount Carmel | 503 | 98.6% | 38.2% |
| Iroquois JSHS Erie | 560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Wallenpaupack Area High School Hawley | 986 | 99.7% | 60.2% |
| Mid Valley Secondary Center Throop | 898 | 98.2% | 48.5% |
| Meadville Area SHS Meadville | 708 | 99.6% | 53.0% |
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 Shamokin Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #465 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #427 of 626 ▼ 15 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #413 of 626 ▲ 54 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #291 of 713 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #514 of 601 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #283 of 604 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #163 of 619 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #151 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
675
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 675 | 40.2 | 16.8:1 | 99% (665) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 39.7 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 38.7 | 18.1:1 | 80% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 81% (560) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 42.9 | 15.1:1 | 56% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 66% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 51% (391) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shamokin Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (648 to 675); teachers down 6% (42.9 to 40.2).
About Shamokin Area High School
Shamokin Area High School is a high school in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, reachable at (570) 648-5731. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 675 students.
The Shamokin Area SD system has 4 schools and 2,164 students.
White students are the large majority at Shamokin Area High School, with 81% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Northumberland County's population at about 90%. By the diversity index, Shamokin Area High School comes in at 32%.
The count of teachers at Shamokin Area High School is 40.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Northumberland County is 86%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Shamokin Area High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Shamokin Area High School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Across Northumberland County, median household income is about $60,583, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Shamokin Area High School is among the 23 public schools in Northumberland County.
Shamokin Area Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shamokin Area High School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Shamokin Area High School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 693 in 2020-21 and 675 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.2:1 to 16.8:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Shamokin Area High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Shamokin Area SD
- Shamokin Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 830 students
- Shamokin Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Shamokin Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Shamokin Area Middle School0.0 mi · 351
- Northumberland County Career and Technology Center0.2 mi · 15
- Shamokin Area Intermediate School0.3 mi · 308
- Shamokin Area Elementary School0.3 mi · 830
- Line Mountain Elementary School4.7 mi · 355
- Mahantongo Elementary School6.7 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Shamokin Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shamokin Area High School?
Shamokin Area High School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shamokin Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shamokin Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shamokin Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shamokin Area High School is approximately 16.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shamokin Area High School?
Shamokin Area High School reports a student body of 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Shamokin Area High School in?
Shamokin Area High School is part of Shamokin Area SD.
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