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Halifax, PA
Public School Ratings




Halifax Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Halifax Area Sd School District details

Halifax Area Sd School District
3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax, PA 17032

903 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Halifax Area Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.5% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
47%
59%
54%
39%
40%
49%
47%
59%
54%
39%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Halifax Area Elementary School
151 School Rd
Halifax, PA, 17032
PK-04
Halifax Area High School
3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax, PA, 17032
09-12
Halifax Area Middle School
3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax, PA, 17032
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.5% 63.7%
Black 2.9% 15.3%
Hispanic 4.6% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.7% 60.5%
Free lunch eligible 41.8% 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 1.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,574 $10,451,000 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,016 $917,000 4.0%
Staff $618 $558,000 2.4%
General Administration $494 $446,000 1.9%
School Administration $811 $732,000 3.2%
Operation $1,532 $1,383,000 6.0%
Transportation $1,247 $1,126,000 4.9%
Other $1,010 $912,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,726 $6,074,000 26.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,045 $6,362,000 27.8%
Total Expenditures $25,346 $22,887,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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