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Palmyra Area Senior High School

1125 Park Dr

Tel: (717)838-1331

Palmyra Area Senior High School serves 1,015 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the PA average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the state average of 32%.
Palmyra Area Senior High School operates within the Palmyra Area School District.
Palmyra Area School District's 95% graduation rate is higher than the PA state average of 89%.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.15 is less than the state average of 0.25. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	15:1

Asian	3%	4%

Hispanic	3%	10%

Black	n/a	15%

White	92%	68%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.15	0.25

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	13%	41%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	4%	5%

Palmyra Area School District's student population of 3,420 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 95% has decreased from 98% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,879 in this district is less than the state average of $13,911. The district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,985 is less than the state average of $13,599. The district spending/student has grown by 13% over four years.

School District Name	Palmyra Area School District
Number of Schools Managed	6	3
Number of Students Managed	3,420	1,497

Graduation Rate	95%	89%

District Total Revenue	$43 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$40 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,879	$13,911

District Spending / Student	$11,985	$13,599

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