For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 260 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 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,570 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
105 Teachers
44,337 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 678 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.
Overall District Rank
#500 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
57%
Graduation Rate
82%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
14%
17%
% Black
3%
20%
% White
78%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,268 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,151 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,268
$23,696
Spending / Student
$14,151
$23,119
Best Mount Carmel Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
600 W 5th St
Mount Carmel, PA 17851
(570) 339-1500
Mount Carmel, PA 17851
(570) 339-1500
Gr: 7-8 | 260 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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