Mount Carmel Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Northumberland

District Profile

600 W 5th St

Mount Carmel, PA 17851-1897

Phone 570-339-1500

Fax 570-339-0487

Includes the municipalities of Centralia Borough, Kulpmont Borough, Marion Heights Borough, Mount Carmel Borough, Mount Carmel Township.

Square Miles

23.60

Students Enrolled

1,497

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Mount Carmel Area El Sch (PreK-K-6)
  • Mount Carmel Area HS (9-12)
  • Mount Carmel Area JH (7-8)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

1,497

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.00%
Black
1.90%
Latino
5.40%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
3.40%
White
88.20%

Gender

Male
54.30%
Female
45.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
21.38%
English Learner
0.70%

Financials

Median Household Income

$34,610.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $5,049,310.72 22.22%
State Revenues $13,522,117.05 59.52%
Federal $836,664.57 3.68%
Other $3,310,000.00 14.56%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$2,639,646.95
Property Values Within District
$52,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

82.35%

Rigorous Courses

10
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

69.00%
College/University
2.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 60.42% 57.29% N/A
Grade 4 53.68% 35.42% 90.63%
Grade 5 45.10% 26.47% N/A
Grade 6 65.46% 43.64% N/A
Grade 7 50.44% 29.20% N/A
Grade 8 56.67% 33.71% 64.44%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 69.23% 60.76% 63.29%

Staff

112

Teachers

5

Administrators

46

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Pete Cheddar

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Robert Muldowney
Board President
19 2019-2023
Anthony Mazzatesta
Board Vice President
6 2017-2021
William Brecker
6 2017-2021
James Britt
5 2019-2023
Jose Gonzalo
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Donna James
19 2017-2021
Cheryl Latorre
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Edward Zack
3 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Joseph Zanella
6 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.