📍 2000 W State St, Shamokin, Northumberland County, 17866
Shamokin Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shamokin, Northumberland County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shamokin Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shamokin Area HS enrolls 702 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 579 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
559 of the school's 702 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 559 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.
Shamokin Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 27, state house district 107.
Shamokin Area HS is one of 4 schools in Shamokin Area SD, based in Coal Township, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,164 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Shamokin Area HS is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant