South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un

South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un operates as a rural-scale secondary school in South Mountain, Pennsylvania, overseen by South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit. Current enrollment sits at 24 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un sits 97% below that benchmark.

Operationally, South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un answers to South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 21% White, 17% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 3%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Franklin County's rate of about 69%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $77,003, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,432 students), South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un is one campus in the mix.

Mowrey El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un has ticked up 60%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 24 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 27% to 21% over that span.

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