Pennsylvania public high school · Mahanoy Area School District

Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School

1 Golden Bear Dr, Mahanoy City, PA 17948. 52.3% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

52.3%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)2.2 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
85.2%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)7.2 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
29.1%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
36.7%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
62.6%Students from low-income families
543Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 52.3%Military 3.1%Working in Pennsylvania 47.7%Other or not found 21.5%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill11.7 mi32%$15,199$71,762
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton13.5 mi23%$14,209$71,762
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania20.7 mi54%$17,468$56,416
    Luzerne County Community College27.9 mi21%$10,437$45,027
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania28.0 mi55%$22,146$57,647
    Lehigh Carbon Community College29.9 mi37%$6,022$46,873

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School (3.3 mi, 36.1% to college) · North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School (8.1 mi, 53.6% to college) · Tamaqua Area Senior High School (9.0 mi, 64.6% to college) · Pottsville Area High School (9.5 mi, 49.2% to college) · Minersville Area Junior/Senior High School (10.1 mi, 48.6% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureMahanoy Area Junior/SeniorPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)52.3%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate85.2%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School graduates go to college?
52.3% of the Class of 2023 at Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School?
Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School has a four-year graduation rate of 85.2%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.