High Schools in Palmyra Area School District

Summary:

The Palmyra Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to one exceptional high school, Palmyra Area Senior High School. This school has consistently ranked among the top 50 high schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from School Digger and boasting impressive graduation and dropout rates.

Palmyra Area Senior High School's academic performance is truly standout, with students consistently outperforming the state averages on Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 79.4% in Algebra I, 73.9% in Biology, and 89.6% in Literature, compared to the state averages of 44.3%, 49.3%, and 62.1%, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is well above the state average, and its dropout rate of just 1.4% is significantly lower.

The school district's investment in its students is also evident, with a higher-than-average spending per student of $12,997 for the 2022-2023 school year and a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.8 for the 2023-2024 school year. These factors, combined with the school's exceptional performance, suggest that Palmyra Area Senior High School is providing a high-quality education that prepares its students for academic and future success.

District Detail

1125 Park Dr
Palmyra, PA 17078-3447

(717) 838-3144

SchoolDigger Rank:
54^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 3,405

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Palmyra Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1125 Park Dr	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 838-1331	1,126	74	15.1	30.0%	907 (80.6%)	20 (1.8%)	74 (6.6%)	80 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.8%)	93.9	21^st of 681 public high schools	96.9%		93.2	30^th of 686 public high schools	95.6%	9	79.4	73.9	89.6	$12,074	$77	$11,997

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Derry Township School District	3.63 mi	5	16^th
Annville-Cleona School District	3.82 mi	4	225^th
Lower Dauphin School District	5.44 mi	8	189^th
Central Dauphin School District	7.63 mi	19	362^nd
Lebanon School District	8.05 mi	8	511^th

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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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