📍 385 Mohawk School Rd, New Castle, Lawrence County, 16102
Mohawk JHS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mohawk Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mohawk JHS enrolls 346 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.8% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 346 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 JHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 47, state house district 9.
Mohawk JHS 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 346 students, Mohawk JHS is smaller than the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe