Pennsylvania public high school · Mount Pleasant Area School District

Mount Pleasant Area High School

265 State Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666. 54.7% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

54.7%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)About the same as Pennsylvania (median school)
89.6%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)2.8 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
35.4%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
0.8%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
38.7%Students from low-income families
597Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Mount Pleasant Area

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 54.7%Military 4.7%Working in Pennsylvania 35.2%Other or not found 28.1%

    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 Mount Pleasant Area

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Westmoreland County Community College4.6 mi27%$6,175$42,418
    University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg7.1 mi45%$17,075$73,113
    Seton Hill University9.5 mi67%$25,519$55,756
    Saint Vincent College10.5 mi70%$23,122$66,391
    Pennsylvania Western University20.4 mi51%$17,839$51,161
    Laurel Technical Institute21.4 mi77%$10,145$32,782

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Southmoreland Senior High School (4.2 mi, 49.6% to college) · Hempfield Area Senior High School (8.3 mi, 71.5% to college) · Greater Latrobe Senior High School (10.1 mi, 65.3% to college) · Jeannette High School (10.5 mi, 39.4% to college) · Connellsville Area Senior High School (10.6 mi, 52.1% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Mount Pleasant Area School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureMount Pleasant AreaPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)54.7%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate89.6%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Mount Pleasant Area High School graduates go to college?
54.7% of the Class of 2023 at Mount Pleasant Area 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 Mount Pleasant Area High School?
Mount Pleasant Area High School has a four-year graduation rate of 89.6%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.