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Enrollment
535
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER ADAMS SD·NCES 422430000021
Biglerville High School
135 North Main Street, Biglerville, PA 17307 · (717) 677-7191 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
243 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 27% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Adams SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
48.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 51.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Biglerville High School
Biglerville High School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biglerville High School this school | 535 | 45.4% | 58.9% |
| Salisbury SHS Allentown | 546 | 46.5% | 52.2% |
| Tulpehocken Area High School Bernville | 441 | 47.4% | 68.4% |
| Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School Chambersburg | 706 | 47.6% | 55.3% |
| Wyomissing Area JSHS Wyomissing | 965 | 41.0% | 49.8% |
| Old Forge JSHS Old Forge | 434 | 47.7% | 40.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Biglerville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #182 of 576 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #213 of 626 ▼ 64 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #217 of 626 ▼ 19 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #387 of 713 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #27 of 601 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #177 of 604 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #398 of 619 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #199 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 535 | 52.9 | 10.1:1 | 45% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 42.3 | 12.4:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 42.8 | 12.4:1 | 39% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 37.7 | 14.0:1 | 39% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 52% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 31% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 51 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Biglerville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (528 to 535); teachers up 40% (37.7 to 52.9).
About Biglerville High School
This page covers Biglerville High School, a small high school in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 535 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 28% below average.
Across its 4 schools, Upper Adams SD enrolls 1,559 students. Biglerville High School is one of those schools.
About 67% of the student body at Biglerville High School is White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. By comparison, Adams County residents are about 89% White. The diversity index for Biglerville High School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.1 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is higher. Biglerville High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 45%. That is in line with the 47% average for public schools in Adams County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Biglerville High School would be expected to post about 58.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.9%.
The school is in Adams County, where the median household earns about $84,092 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Adams County, 26 public schools serve about 12,831 students.
Biglerville High School's nearest public school is Upper Adams Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Biglerville High School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Biglerville High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Biglerville High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 522 in 2020-21 and 535 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Adams SD
- Biglerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Upper Adams Intrmdt SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Upper Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other schools in Biglerville
- Biglerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Upper Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Adams Middle School0.0 mi · 242
- Biglerville Elementary School1.0 mi · 421
- Upper Adams Intrmdt School2.8 mi · 361
- Gettysburg Area High School5.8 mi · 1,069
- Adams County Technical Institute5.9 mi · 5
- James Gettys Elementary School5.9 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Biglerville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Biglerville High School?
Biglerville High School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Biglerville High School serve?
Biglerville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Biglerville High School have?
Biglerville High School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Biglerville High School?
At Biglerville High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Biglerville High School public or private?
Biglerville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upper Adams SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.