Impact of COVID-19 on Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 135th of 693 High schools | Ranks 155th of 674 High schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School) | 76.4 | 41.8 | 34.6% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School) | 78.7 | 59.7 | 19% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School) | 83.5 | 76.5 | 7% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1181 | 1377 | 16.6% |
African American | 110 | 122 | 10.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Asian | 36 | 53 | 47.2% |
Hispanic | 83 | 113 | 36.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 914 | 1009 | 10.4% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 75 | 114.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26.3% | 33% | 6.6% |