Best Public Schools in Karns City, PA

Summary:

Karns City, Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Karns City High School, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Karns City Area School District. With a total enrollment of 607 students, Karns City High School stands out for its strong academic performance, high graduation rates, and significant investment in its students.

Academically, Karns City High School students excel, performing above the state average on both the PSSA and Keystone Exams. The school's 7th-grade Math proficiency rate is 38.5%, compared to the state average of 33.2%, and its 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate is 63.5%, exceeding the state average of 52.8%. While the school's Biology Keystone scores are slightly below the state average, its Algebra I and Literature scores are notably higher.

Karns City High School also boasts impressive graduation and dropout rates, with a 96.4% four-year graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate. However, the school's student population is predominantly white (96.87%), suggesting a lack of racial diversity that may be an area for improvement. Additionally, 26.85% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant low-income student population that the school and district may need to support with targeted resources and programs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)			PSSA Science (2023)		PSSA English Language Arts (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science 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
Karns City High School	Public	7-12	1446 Kittanning Pike	Karns City	16041	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 756-2030	607	48	12.6	26.9%	588 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	55.2	338^th of 674 public high schools	49.9%		66	240^th of 634 public high schools	62.1%	98	41.8	47.5	60.8	38.5	36.1	37.4	77.4	77.4	65.6	63.5	64.5	$21,677	$700	$20,977

Cities Near Karns City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicora	4.48 mi	1	622^nd
Cowansville	8.24 mi	1	289^th
West Sunbury	9.18 mi	2	401^st
Foxburg	9.43 mi	2	318^th
Butler	9.52 mi	14	398^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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