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Schools in Halifax

Halifax’s public schools

Halifax Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Halifax. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 10% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
846 students on the public path
In brief

Halifax’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Halifax’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Halifax Area HS places highest (better than 81%); Halifax Area MS lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Halifax, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Halifax Area El SchHalifax Area School DistrictB
5–8Halifax Area MSHalifax Area School DistrictC
9–12Halifax Area HSHalifax Area School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Halifax Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Halifax Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 846 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,513PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 452 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 443 students tested

Halifax vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Halifax’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Halifax—Halifax Area

Every school in Halifax

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Halifaxin other towns
Halifax Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B
349 students10:1Rate it →
Halifax Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
263 students13:1Rate it →
Halifax Area HS
High · Grades 9–12
A−
234 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Halifax’s schools

Are Halifax’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Halifax. Halifax Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Halifax. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Halifax in?

Halifax Area School District.

Where do Halifax kids go to high school?

Halifax Area HS.

Parents talk

What Halifax families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.