📍 1 Golden Bear Dr, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, 17948
Mahanoy Area JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mahanoy Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mahanoy Area JSHS enrolls 485 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 302 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 158 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 485 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mahanoy Area JSHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 123.
Mahanoy Area JSHS is one of 2 schools in Mahanoy Area SD, based in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,140 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Mahanoy Area JSHS is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe