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Schools in Wheatfield Township · Susquenita School District

Wheatfield Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Wheatfield Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Wheatfield Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

#553of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 7 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 8–12 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 23% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,698 students on the public path
In brief

Wheatfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1582 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wheatfield Township’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 54% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Wheatfield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,783 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Susquenita MS, then Susquenita HS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wheatfield Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 60% of Pennsylvania school districts, #553 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1582)Better than 48%
Towns in Perry County (21)Better than 67%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 890 test results and a graduating class of 122 could put Wheatfield Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Wheatfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (882 in math, 898 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wheatfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Susquenita El Schin DuncannonB
5–8Susquenita MSin DuncannonC+
9–12Susquenita HSin DuncannonA

Wheatfield Township’s public schools are run by Susquenita School District, which also serves Duncannon, Marysville, New Buffalo and Penn and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Susquenita School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,698 students · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,783PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 898 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 882 students tested

Wheatfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wheatfield TownshipBSusquenita
PennBSusquenita
Miller—Newport
CarrollB−West Perry
CentreB−West Perry
RyeBSusquenita
WattsBSusquenita

3 of the 6 neighbors share Susquenita with Wheatfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Wheatfield Township

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 Wheatfield Townshipin other towns
Susquenita El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Duncannon
B
646 students12:1Rate it →
Susquenita MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Duncannon
C+
562 students14:1Rate it →
Susquenita HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Duncannon
A
490 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Wheatfield Township’s schools

Are Wheatfield Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Wheatfield Township children attend outscore 60% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #553 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wheatfield Township in?

Susquenita School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,698 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wheatfield Township kids go to high school?

Susquenita HS in Duncannon, with 490 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Wheatfield Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Susquenita School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Wheatfield Township spend per student?

$16,783 in Susquenita School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.