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The Line Mountain High School is a small, rural public high school located 187 Line Mountain Road, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 2014, the School was reorganized as a 7th–12th grade school. It shares the building with District's only middle school. In 2014, the enrollment was reported as 365 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. Forty percent of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 15% of pupils received special education services, while 6% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 44 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school is the sole high school in the Line Mountain School District.

In 2013, Line Mountain Junior Senior High School was a combined junior senior high school. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the School reported an enrollment of 544 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 38.7% of its pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under federally No Child Left Behind Act.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the School reported an enrollment of 566 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 192 of its pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. The school employed 40 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under federally No Child Left Behind Act. The school is a federally designated Title I school.

Line Mountain High school students may choose to attend Northumberland County Career Technology Center for training in the trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, drivers education road classes, and professional development for staff and faculty.

Line Mountain High School's mascot is the Eagle and their colors are Royal Blue and Gold with a trim of Red.

Graduation rate

 * 2019 – 91.3%
 * 2018 – 93.5%
 * 2017 – 94.4%
 * 2016 – 90.5%
 * 2015 – 96.2%
 * 2014 – 75%
 * 2013 – 83.3%
 * 2012 – 85.8%
 * 2011 – 93%
 * 2010 – 77%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate.


 * Former calculation rate


 * 2010 – 87%
 * 2009 – 94%
 * 2008 – 91%
 * 2007 – 91%
 * 2006 – 89%

Academic achievement
In October 2015, Pennsylvania Auditor General DiPasquale reported that Line Mountain High School was among the 561 academically challenged schools that have been overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. He also reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education failed to take any action to remediate these poorly performing schools to raise student academic achievement or to provide them with targeted professional assistance.

In 2009, Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School ranked 475th out of 666 Pennsylvania high schools for the reading and mathematics achievement of its students.