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Schools in Highland Township

Highland Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 21% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
778 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Highland Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Clarion Area El Sch places highest (better than 56%); Clarion Area JSHS lowest (47%). 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 Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Clarion Area El Schin ClarionB
6–12Clarion Area JSHSin ClarionB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clarion 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.

Clarion Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 778 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,257PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 339 students tested
Math38%
State average 36.1% · 356 students tested

Highland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Township—Clarion Area
PaintC+Clarion Area
Millcreek—Clarion-Limestone Area
Clarion—Clarion-Limestone Area
Clarion (borough)C+Clarion Area
FarmingtonB+North Clarion County
Knox—North Clarion County

2 of the 6 neighbors share Clarion Area with Highland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Highland Township

2 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 Highland Townshipin other towns
Clarion Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clarion
B
352 students11:1Rate it →
Clarion Area JSHS
High · Grades 6–12 · Clarion
B−
426 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Township. Clarion Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland Township in?

Clarion Area School District.

Where do Highland Township kids go to high school?

Clarion Area JSHS.

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What Highland Township 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.