High Schools in Mifflin County School District

Summary:

Mifflin County School District in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Mifflin County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with a lower statewide ranking and a decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 stars to 2 stars out of 5.

Mifflin County High School's academic achievement, as measured by Keystone Exam proficiency rates, has consistently fallen below the state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low. The school faces challenges related to its high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may impact academic performance.

Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $23 is significantly lower than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.1 is slightly lower than the state average. These resource constraints may be contributing factors to the school's academic underperformance and declining overall performance compared to other high schools in Mifflin County School District.

District Detail

201 Eighth St - Highland Park
Lewistown, PA 17044-1197

(717) 248-0148

SchoolDigger Rank:
420^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,491

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mifflin County High School	Public	10-12	501 Sixth Street	Lewistown	17044	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 242-0240	1,032	74	13.9	54.8%	938 (90.9%)	19 (1.8%)	53 (5.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	47.6	400^th of 681 public high schools	41.3%		52	370^th of 686 public high schools	46.1%	30	36.5	49.4	57.9	$20,498	$2,845	$17,653

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mifflin-Juniata CTC	0.75 mi	1
Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology	0.77 mi	1
Juniata County School District	8.29 mi	13	409^th
Stone Valley Community Charter School	14.87 mi	1	470^th
West Perry School District	17.85 mi	5	392^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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