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Halifax Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Halifax Area Sd School District details

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

874 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 62.6% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.9% 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%
62%
56%
36%
39%
49%
47%
62%
56%
36%
39%
    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) 93.8% 65.3%
Black 1.5% 15.4%
Hispanic 3.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.8% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 30.7% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.1% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,638 $9,786,960 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $916 $842,720 4.3%
Staff $691 $635,720 3.3%
General Administration $613 $563,960 2.9%
School Administration $835 $768,200 3.9%
Operation $1,525 $1,403,000 7.2%
Transportation $1,096 $1,008,320 5.2%
Other $1,017 $935,640 4.8%
Total Support $6,693 $6,157,560 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,820 $3,514,400 18.1%
Total Expenditures $21,151 $19,458,920 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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