Mount Carmel Area School District

600 W 5th St
Mount Carmel, PA 17851-1897
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 253 students in Mount Carmel Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Mount Carmel Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 47% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
927 Schools
# Students
1,552 Students
594,310 Students
# Teachers
103 Teachers
44,702 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Mount Carmel Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 677 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (PA)
#500 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
25%
38%
43%
55%
55%
57%
82%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.39
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
16%
17%
% Black
3%
20%
% White
77%
53%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,433 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,724. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,315 is less than the state median of $23,146. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (PA)
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,433
$23,724
Spending / Student
$14,315
$23,146

Best Mount Carmel Area School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
600 W 5th St
Mount Carmel, PA 17851
(570) 339-1500
Gr: 7-8 | 253 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 20%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,552 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 23%
  • : 82% (Btm 50% in PA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 25% (Btm 50%)
  • : 43% (Btm 50%)
  • : 55% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), PA Dept. of Education

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