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Lewistown, Pennsylvania - 9 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Mifflin County Sd #294 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,345 per pupil, Mifflin County Sd ranks #535 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,636
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$15,345
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mifflin County Sd operates 9 public schools serving 4,636 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mifflin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,345 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.5% local, 44.6% state, and 15.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #294 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 401.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.7% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lewistown El Sch, with a diversity index of 33.2/100.
Its largest campus is Mifflin Co Hs, enrolling 1,032 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Indian Valley Intrmd Sch, at 212 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mifflin Co Hs accounts for 22.3% of all Mifflin County Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Mifflin County Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Mifflin County Sd school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Mifflin County Sd school enrollment ranges from 212 students (lowest) to 1,032 students (highest), a spread of 820 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mifflin County Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mifflin County Sd student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mifflin County Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 28.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Mifflin County Sd is typically wider than the Mifflin County Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mifflin County Sd has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,636 students.
How much does Mifflin County Sd spend per student?
Mifflin County Sd spends $15,345 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #294 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Mifflin County Sd?
Mifflin County Sd students are 90.7% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mifflin County Sd?
Mifflin County Sd has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #294 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.