South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit

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South Mountain, Pennsylvania - 1 schools

11
Total Enrollment
1
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Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis

South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit operates 1 public schools serving 11 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.

a 24:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 62.5% African American, 20.8% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un, enrolling 24 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un accounts for 100.0% of all South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit a distant remainder — means South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit student-counselor ratio is 24:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit.

White 20.8%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
African American 62.5%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

24:1
Student-Counselor Ratio

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit

School Enrollment
South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un
24

How South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Pennsylvania districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Somerset County Technology Center Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Northern Tier Career Center Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Upper Bucks County Technical School Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Crawford County Ctc Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Eastern Westmoreland Ctc Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit?

South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 11 students.

What is the demographic composition of South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit?

South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit students are 62.5% African American, 20.8% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.