Mahanoy Area JSHS

www.mabears.net

543 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, located in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, serves as the central secondary education hub for the Mahanoy Area School District. As a combined junior-senior high school, it provides educational programming for students in grades 7 through 12, fostering a close-knit academic environment within the Schuylkill County region. The school is home to the "Golden Bears," and its campus, situated on Golden Bear Drive, serves as a focal point for both local academics and extracurricular activities.

The school is well-known for its role in the community and its historical significance in American education policy, most notably as the setting for the landmark Supreme Court case *Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.* (2021), which addressed the limits of school authority over off-campus student speech. Beyond its legal footprint, the school focuses on preparing students for post-secondary success through a traditional curriculum, local athletics, and various student organizations, maintaining a strong sense of school spirit rooted in its long-standing tradition in the Mahanoy City community.

543

Total Students

34.5

Full-Time Teachers

15.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Mahanoy Area JSHS
Demographic	Student Count
White	287
Hispanic	227
Black	16
Asian	1
Two or More	12

White
287 (52.9%)
Hispanic
227 (41.8%)
Black
16 (2.9%)
Two or More
12 (2.2%)
Asian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Mahanoy Area SD
Phone:	(570)773-3443
Website:	http://www.mabears.net
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	543
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	34.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 100

Grade 8 109

Grade 9 81

Grade 10 93

Grade 11 78

Grade 12 82