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Carmichaels Area High School

Q: Is Carmichaels Area High School a good school?

Carmichaels Area High School ranks 463 rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 32% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Carmichaels Area High School is a public high school in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, serving 283 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Carmichaels Area School District, which is ranked 445 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmichaels Area High School has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating over the years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 463 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and was rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, a decline from the 2022-2023 school year when it ranked 151 out of 674 and was rated 4 out of 5 stars. The school's academic performance, as measured by Keystone Exam proficiency rates, has been mixed compared to state and district averages, with proficiency rates below the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. Additionally, the school has seen varying performances among different student subgroups, with female students outperforming male students and white students outperforming low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Uniontown Area Senior High School and Mapletown Junior/Senior High School, Carmichaels Area High School generally performs below average. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these challenges and improving academic performance across all student subgroups will be crucial for the school and the district moving forward.

293

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,780

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 North Vine Street
Carmichaels, PA 15320-1299

(724) 966-5045

District: Carmichaels Area School District

Feeder schools for Carmichaels Area High School:

Elementary:

Carmichaels Area Elementary Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.6%

Two or more races:

1.7%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (43% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

!Literature scores 15 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

Pennsylvania avg52%

463^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

445^th of 606Carmichaels Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	463 of 681	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	487 of 686	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.0	151 of 674	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	382 of 634	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	432 of 693	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	508 of 673	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	514 of 663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.9	472 of 677	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.8	400 of 680	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.1	361 of 580	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.6	465 of 664	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	445 of 660	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.3	334 of 649	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	495 of 632	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.2	392 of 621	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.6	502 of 615	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.4	525 of 604	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	515 of 593	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.2	401 of 590	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	37.7	434 of 583	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	411 of 657	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	539 of 665	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	486 of 651	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	504 of 664	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	363 of 652	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	481 of 660	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	366 of 662	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	478 of 583	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	513 of 595	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.7	136 of 577	76.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature47%-15 vs state

Biology45%-4 vs state

Algebra I37%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Carmichaels Area High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmichaels Area High School	Public	9-12	215 North Vine Street	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 966-5045	293	25	11.7	96.6%	283 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	38.1	463^rd of 681 public high schools	32.0%		34.5	487^th of 686 public high schools	29.0%	24	37.1	45.2	46.7							$30,780	$46	$30,734
Jefferson-Morgan Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	1351 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 883-2310	383	30	12.9	52.0%	365 (95.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	48.6	390^th of 681 public high schools	42.7%		28.7	512^th of 686 public high schools	25.4%	122	34.0	52.0	59.2	22.4	24.2	23.3	29.3	51.6	40.8	$18,728	$922	$17,806
Mapletown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Mapletown Rd	Greensboro	15338	Greene County	Southeastern Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 943-3401	239	21	11.3	104.2%	233 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	35.9	475^th of 681 public high schools	30.2%		71.2	195^th of 686 public high schools	71.6%	280	37.8	31.2	55.6	46.4	32.6	39.3	47.6	45.4	46.5	$32,160	$2,378	$29,782
Brownsville Area High School	Public	9-12	One Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-8200	457	29	15.7	93.0%	359 (78.6%)	28 (6.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.9%)	21	548^th of 681 public high schools	19.5%		24.7	539^th of 686 public high schools	21.4%	9	17.9	34.9	44.4							$16,557	$3,232	$13,325
Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	179 Crawford Rd	Fredericktown	15333	Washington County	Bethlehem-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 267-4910	448	51	8.7	97.8%	422 (94.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	27.7	510^th of 681 public high schools	25.1%		44.6	434^th of 686 public high schools	36.7%	76	23.6	38.4	48.7	27.7	19.4	23.5	38.0	38.8	38.5	$16,408	$492	$15,915
Waynesburg Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 852-1050	661	58	11.4	55.1%	633 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	52.9	359^th of 681 public high schools	47.3%		33.1	496^th of 686 public high schools	27.7%	137	43.1	53.8	55.6	24.1	31.3	28.0	42.1	57.3	50.3	$25,879	$1,255	$24,624
Greene County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	60 Zimmerman Drive	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Greene County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 627-3106	5	14	.3		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
California Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	290	21	14.0	99.0%	243 (83.8%)	14 (4.8%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	27.5	513^th of 681 public high schools	24.7%		22.2	547^th of 686 public high schools	20.3%	34	26.2	35.6	49.2							$20,921	$2,012	$18,909
Albert Gallatin Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1119 Township Dr	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 564-2024	920	62	14.8	104.9%	837 (91.0%)	38 (4.1%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.6%)	33	483^rd of 681 public high schools	29.1%		44.6	433^rd of 686 public high schools	36.9%	50	31.0	37.9	51.9							$18,951	$3,268	$15,683
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	175 Georges Fairchance Road	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Fayette County Career & Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(724) 437-2721	15	28	.5	80.0%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmichaels Area High School

What schools feed into Carmichaels Area High School?

Carmichaels Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carmichaels Area Elementary Center

What district is Carmichaels Area High School in?

Carmichaels Area School District

Is Carmichaels Area High School a good school?

Carmichaels Area High School ranks 463^rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carmichaels Area High School?

Students at Carmichaels Area High School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Carmichaels Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Carmichaels Area High School.

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