Palmyra Area SHS

Palmyra Area SHS, a sizable senior high in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, operated by Palmyra Area SD, instructs 1,126 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Palmyra Area SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,405 students. Palmyra Area SHS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Palmyra Area SHS reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Palmyra Area SHS higher than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lebanon County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Palmyra Area SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 80.3%.

In the area at large, Lebanon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,425 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lebanon County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,804 students), of which Palmyra Area SHS is one.

Pine Street El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Palmyra Area SHS at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 73.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Palmyra Area SHS has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,123 students in 2018 to 1,126 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window.

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