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Mount Pleasant Area School District, Pennsylvania

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Mount Pleasant Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 1,923 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Mount Pleasant Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County). During the 2024 school year, 1,923 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Mount Pleasant Area School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ryan Bann2027
Sean Hribal2027
Julie Lovis2027
Don Seder2027
Allison Brooks2025
Brad Coppula2025
Luann Eckles2025
Dru Knopsnider2025
Eric Poole2025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,155,000 $1,641 8%
Local: $17,473,000 $9,086 47%
State: $16,420,000 $8,539 44%
Total: $37,048,000 $19,266
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $35,632,000 $18,529
Total Current Expenditures: $28,365,000 $14,750
Instructional Expenditures: $17,672,000 $9,189 50%
Student and Staff Support: $1,557,000 $809 4%
Administration: $3,069,000 $1,595 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,067,000 $3,154 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,695,000 $1,401
Construction: $2,065,000 $1,073
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $378,000 $196
Interest on Debt: $488,000 $253


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 <50 <50 <50 26
2018-2019 44 PS <50 <50 21-39 45
2017-2018 45 PS <50 <50 <50 45
2016-2017 41 PS <50 <50 <50 42
2015-2016 38 >=50 <50 <50 <50 38
2014-2015 38 <50 <50 >=50 <50 38
2013-2014 73 PS 40-59 PS >=50 73
2012-2013 73 PS 21-39 PS PS >=50 74
2011-2012 75 >=50 40-59 >=50 >=50 76
2010-2011 76 >=50 60-79 PS 60-79 76

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 <50 PS >=50 51
2018-2019 63 PS <50 <50 40-59 64
2017-2018 69 PS >=50 <50 <50 69
2016-2017 63 PS <50 <50 <50 64
2015-2016 59 >=50 <50 >=50 <50 59
2014-2015 63 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=50 63
2013-2014 75 PS 40-59 PS >=50 75
2012-2013 74 PS 40-59 PS PS >=50 74
2011-2012 72 >=50 40-59 >=50 >=50 72
2010-2011 71 >=50 >=80 PS 40-59 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,923 2.0
2022-2023 1,884 -2.1
2021-2022 1,923 -0.9
2020-2021 1,941 -2.0
2019-2020 1,980 -1.3
2018-2019 2,005 -2.1
2017-2018 2,047 -0.9
2016-2017 2,066 0.5
2015-2016 2,055 -0.8
2014-2015 2,071 -0.5
2013-2014 2,081 -0.9
2012-2013 2,100 -0.8
2011-2012 2,117 -2.3
2010-2011 2,166 -2.6
2009-2010 2,222 -0.5
2008-2009 2,234 -3.1
2007-2008 2,303 -8.3
2006-2007 2,493 -1.7
2005-2006 2,535 1.8
2004-2005 2,490 -2.3
2003-2004 2,548 -1.5
2002-2003 2,587 1.9
2001-2002 2,538 -2.2
2000-2001 2,593 -3.2
1999-2000 2,675 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mount Pleasant Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 4.7
Black 1.0 14.4
Hispanic 0.6 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.3 5.3
White 95.0 60.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mount Pleasant Area School District had 125.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.34.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 53.00
Secondary: 48.33
Total: 125.33

Mount Pleasant Area School District employed 3.10 district administrators and 4.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.10
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 4.90
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.67
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.84
Other Support Services: 21.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Mount Pleasant Area School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Donegal El Sch118KG-4
Mount Pleasant Area Hs6069-12
Mount Pleasant Area Jhs2847-8
Norvelt El Sch495KG-3
Ramsay El Sch4004-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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