📍 265 State Street, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, 15666
Mount Pleasant Area JHS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Pleasant Area JHS enrolls 310 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.9% Two or more races and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 300 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 310 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Mount Pleasant Area 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 39, state house district 59.
Mount Pleasant Area JHS is one of 5 schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD, based in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,853 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Mount Pleasant Area JHS is smaller than the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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