Summary:
The Donegal School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Donegal High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 291 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 375 out of 686 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating varying between 2 and 3 stars out of 5.
Donegal High School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams were 42.6% in Algebra I, 50.5% in Biology, and 63.2% in Literature, compared to the district averages of 41%, 49%, and 60.8%, respectively, and the state averages of 44.3%, 49.3%, and 62.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 87.9%, slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate was relatively low at 1.4%.
Donegal High School has a student population of 923 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2, which is slightly higher than the national average. The school serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population, with 47.13% of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. The Donegal School District's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,081, higher than the state average, but the impact of this spending on student outcomes is not clear from the data provided.
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