Halifax Area High School

Halifax, PA 17032

Phone: (717) 896-3416
District: Halifax Area School District

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 298 students

Halifax Area High School serves grades 9-12 in the Halifax Area School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Halifax Area High School is a public school in the Halifax Area School District located in Halifax, PA. As of 2014, the students are 95% White, non-Hispanic; 2.4% Hispanic; 1.3% Multiracial; 1% Black, non-Hispanic; and 0.3% Asian/Pacific Islander. 26.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 95% 92.9% 69.1%
Hispanic 2.4% 2.7% 9.5%
Multiracial 1.3% 2% 2.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 1% 1.3% 15.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3% 1% 3.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 26.9% — —
English learners — 0.2% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Good Hope Farms South Neighborhood/Subdivision Mechanicsburg PA 14.9 mi
2 North Ridge II Neighborhood/Subdivision Carlisle PA 20.2 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
NSA Mechanicsburg 15.7 mi.
New Cumberland Army Depot 18.1 mi.
Fort Indiantown Gap 18.4 mi.
Carlisle Barracks 21.7 mi.
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