📍 265 State Street, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, 15666
Mount Pleasant Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Pleasant Area HS enrolls 594 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.7% Two or more races and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 566 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
164 of the school's 594 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 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 HS 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 39, state house district 59.
Mount Pleasant Area HS 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 594 students, Mount Pleasant Area HS is larger 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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