Mifflin County School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Mifflin

District Profile

201 8th St

Lewistown, PA 17044-1197

Phone 717-248-0148

Fax 717-248-5345

Includes the municipalities of Armagh Township, Bratton Township, Brown Township, Burnham Borough, Decatur Township, Derry Township, Granville Township, Juniata Terrace Borough, Lewistown Borough, McVeytown Borough, Menno Township, Oliver Township, Union Township.

Square Miles

364.70

Students Enrolled

4,939

Total Number of Schools:

9
  • East Derry El Sch (K-3)
  • Indian Valley El Sch (K-3)
  • Indian Valley Intrmd Sch (4-5)
  • Lewistown El Sch (K-3)
  • Lewistown Intrmd Sch (4-5)
  • Mifflin Co HS (10-12)
  • Mifflin Co JHS (8-9)
  • Mifflin Co MS (6,7)
  • Strodes Mills El Sch (K-3)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

4,939

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.30%
Black
2.00%
Latino
3.70%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.80%
White
92.10%

Gender

Male
52.20%
Female
47.80%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.64%
English Learner
1.10%

Financials

Median Household Income

$46,538.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $34,352,661.19 44.76%
State Revenues $39,372,800.09 51.30%
Federal $3,009,702.62 3.92%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$23,165,709.29
Property Values Within District
$103,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.22%

Rigorous Courses

12
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

45.84%
College/University
4.75%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 54.62% 43.64% N/A
Grade 4 54.27% 26.37% 73.35%
Grade 5 53.28% 38.75% N/A
Grade 6 62.40% 28.21% N/A
Grade 7 56.67% 27.02% N/A
Grade 8 53.67% 32.01% 49.71%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 50.79% 64.99% 66.58%

Staff

352

Teachers

20

Administrators

191

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: James Estep

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
E. Terry Styers
Board President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Kristen Sharp
Board Vice President
11 2017-2021
John Knepp
7 2017-2021
Beth Laughlin
9 2019-2023
Julie Maidens
3 2017-2021
Fredrick Nickel
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Mary Lou Sigler
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Michelle Terry
3 2017-2021
Noah Wise
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.