High Schools in Red Lion Area School District

Summary:

The Red Lion Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Red Lion Area Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has seen a decline in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 312 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 380 out of 681 in 2024-2025, and its rating decreasing from 3 stars to 2 stars out of 5 during the same period.

Academically, Red Lion Area Senior High School has shown mixed results. While its proficiency rates on Keystone Exams in Algebra I and Biology are lower than the state averages, the school's performance in Literature is better than the state's. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.9%, and its dropout rate was 1.4%. Additionally, a significant portion of the student population, 46.4%, are recipients of free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student body.

The school district's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $19,692, which is significantly higher than the state average. This could be an area of interest for further analysis to understand how these resources are being utilized and their impact on student outcomes. The student-teacher ratio at Red Lion Area Senior High School was 14.9 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year.

District Detail

Red Lion Area Education Center
Red Lion, PA 17356-9185

(717) 244-4518

SchoolDigger Rank:
339^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,546

Primary Schools: 6
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
Red Lion Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Horace Mann Ave	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 246-1611	1,363	107	12.7	49.2%	1,070 (78.5%)	83 (6.1%)	121 (8.9%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.6%)	49.5	380^th of 681 public high schools	44.2%		54.1	353^rd of 686 public high schools	48.5%	27	44.1	43.3	59.3	$19,057	$342	$18,715

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dallastown Area School District	4.11 mi	8
South Eastern School District	5.58 mi	6	263^rd
Southern York County School District	6.16 mi	5	133^rd
York County School of Technology	7.16 mi	1	468^th
York Suburban School District	8.48 mi	6	52^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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