Mount Carmel Area High School Explained

Mount Carmel Area High School
Streetaddress:600 West 5th Street
City:Mount Carmel
State:Pennsylvania
County:Northumberland County, Columbia County
Zipcode:17851
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7912°N -76.422°W
Principal:Mrs. Lisa Varano
Faculty:32 teachers (2021)[1]
Type:Public
Grades:9-12
Language:English
Mascot:Tornadoes
Pupils:425 pupils (2021)[2]
Homepage:http://www.mca.k12.pa.us/

Mount Carmel Area High School is located at 600 West 5th Street, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 2016, enrollment was 420 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[3] The school employed 39 teachers.[4] It is the sole high school operated by the Mount Carmel Area School District.

High school students may choose to attend the Northumberland County Career Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. In 2016, 76 MCAHS pupils attended the CTC school. For the 2014–15 school year, several Mount Carmel resident students chose to enroll in public, cyber charter schools, rather than attend the district's high school. There is also a high bullying rate, with not much control, 10:1 student to teacher[5]

The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The Mount Carmel Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.[6] Mount Carmel Area School District operates an indoor pool which it rents to the general public for pool parties.

Sports

The district funds:

Boys:
Girls:
Junior high school sports:
Boys:
Girls:

External links

Notes and References

  1. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data Mount Carmel Area School District, 2013
  2. Web site: Mount Carmel Area High School Profile . Pennsylvania Department of Education . April 11, 2023.
  3. Web site: Mount Carmel Area High School Fast Facts 2016 . Pennsylvania Department of Education . November 14, 2016.
  4. US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2016
  5. Finnerty, John., Cyber School debate reignites in Harrisburg, The Daily Item, July 20, 2016
  6. Web site: Annual Financial Report, PDE-2057 Mount Carmel Area School District . Bernard Stellar . 2013.
  7. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2017.