Millersburg Area High School

Millersburg Area High School is a rural-scale four-year high school in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Millersburg Area SD. The school serves 207 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 72% smaller than typical.

Millersburg Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,029 students. Millersburg Area High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Millersburg Area High School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Millersburg Area High School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dauphin County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Millersburg Area High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Dauphin County shows median household earnings sit near $76,242, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Millersburg Area High School is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students).

Millersburg Area Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Millersburg Area High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Millersburg Area High School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 207). The White share of enrollment fell from 93% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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