Biglerville HS

Located at 135 North Main Street, in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, Biglerville HS is a small senior high that teaches 535 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Upper Adams SD. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Across the 4 schools in Upper Adams SD (1,559 students total), Biglerville HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Biglerville HS shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Biglerville HS lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Biglerville HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.1%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of +0.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Adams County shows median household earnings sit near $84,092, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Biglerville HS is one of 26 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 12,831 students).

The closest other public school is Upper Adams MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Biglerville HS at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Biglerville HS's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 535). White enrollment moved from 71% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.