Shamokin Area SD

The Shamokin Area School District community consists of the city of Shamokin and the townships of Coal, East Cameron and Shamokin. It is located at the southern end of the anthracite coal region in Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 21,000. It is classified as an urban district in the state's testing profiles. Of the students who graduate each year, 4.3% enter the military and 72% go on to higher educational institutions. On the state assessment tests, the district is consistently at or near the upper end of its similar schools band. The district does have very active sports programs and excellent music programs that gain community support. A quantity of students use both of these areas as avenues to post high school educational opportunities. Over the past two years, the community has given the district a very viable asset through the establishment of a career center, which includes a branch campus of Luzerne County Community College, as well as an arts and cultural center.