High Schools in Susquenita School District

Summary:

Susquenita School District in Pennsylvania contains only one high school, Susquenita High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school district spends more per student than the state average, Susquenita High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, now ranking 495 out of 681 high schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

Academically, Susquenita High School struggles, with proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams consistently below the state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is also slightly below the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 40.57%, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from low-income families.

Despite the higher spending per student, Susquenita High School is only rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting the district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and strategies to improve the academic performance and overall quality of education for its students.

District Detail

Susquenita School District D.O
Duncannon, PA 17020-9582

(717) 957-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
422^nd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,698

Primary Schools: 1
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
Susquenita High School	Public	9-12	Susquenita High School	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 957-6000	490	43	11.3	40.8%	426 (86.9%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	31.2	495^th of 681 public high schools	27.3%		38.5	471^st of 686 public high schools	31.3%	24	34.6	33.0	50.0	$20,468	$249	$20,219

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Dauphin School District	4.01 mi	19	362^nd
Cumberland Valley School District	4.59 mi	11	96^th
East Pennsboro Area School District	4.89 mi	4	224^th
Harrisburg City School District	7 mi	13	579^th
Susquehanna Township School District	7.1 mi	4	515^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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