In October 2015, Pennsylvania Auditor General DiPasquale reported that three schools in the Shamokin Area School District are among the 561 academically challenged schools that have been overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Shamokin Area High School, Shamokin Area Intermediate School and Shamokin Area MIddle School were all on the list of 561 poor performing schools in the Commonwealth. He reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education failed to take any action to remediate the schools to raise student academic achievement or provide them with targeted professional assistance.