📍 385 Mohawk School Road, New Castle, Lawrence County, 16102
Mohawk SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mohawk Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mohawk SHS enrolls 441 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.3% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 424 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 441 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mohawk SHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 9.
Mohawk SHS is one of 3 schools in Mohawk Area SD, based in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,444 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Mohawk SHS is close to the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe