High school (grades 9-12) · Herndon, PA

Line Mountain Hs

Federal NCES profile for Line Mountain Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 421446003532
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
69
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Line Mountain Hs earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

49
Resource Index · Higher
11.1:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
32.0%
free-lunch eligible
311
students enrolled

Line Mountain Hs has class sizes smaller than 83% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+3 students YoY

Line Mountain Hs held near 334 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 28.8 → 29.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 421446003532 · Herndon, PA High · SMALL · TRAD

311 enr · 11.1:1 · 32.0% lunch · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Line Mountain El Sch (355 students)

Line Mountain Hs held near 334 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE held 28.8 → 29.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Line Mountain Hs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Line Mountain Hs reports 311 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Line Mountain Hs compares

Line Mountain Hs held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 18% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.0% ▼ 45% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 311 top 76% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
311
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
32.0%
free-lunch eligible - 45% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 17% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
46.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,520
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 156 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
Two or More 1.3%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 94.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.6, Line Mountain Hs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 4
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Line Mountain Sd reports $19,520 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Line Mountain Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Line Mountain El Sch Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Line Mountain Ms Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Line Mountain Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Line Mountain Sd · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Line Mountain Hs

How many students attend Line Mountain Hs?

Line Mountain Hs has 311 students enrolled. It is a high school in Herndon, PA. CCD year-over-year: 331 (2022-23) → 334 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Line Mountain Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Line Mountain Hs is 11.1:1, which is 18% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Line Mountain Hs?

32.0% of students at Line Mountain Hs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Line Mountain Hs?

The largest demographic group at Line Mountain Hs is White at 94.5% of enrollment, in Herndon, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Line Mountain Hs?

Line Mountain Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Line Mountain Sd?

Besides Line Mountain Hs, Line Mountain Sd also operates Line Mountain El Sch (355 students) and Line Mountain Ms (319 students). See the Line Mountain Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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