Enrollment
445
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
Middle school (grades 6-8) · Mifflinburg, PA
Mifflinburg Area Ms
Federal NCES profile for Mifflinburg Area Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 422601006809
👥 S:T ratio 42
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 11
📋 Attendance 56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mifflinburg Area Ms earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.
- #4 of 4
- public schools in Mifflinburg · Resource Index
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 14.4:1
- students per teacher
- 39.3%
- free-lunch eligible
Mifflinburg Area Ms has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Mifflinburg Area Ms ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Mifflinburg, PA.
School address
District: Mifflinburg Area Sd · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 422601006809 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.4:1
vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg
+6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.3%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mifflinburg Area Ms compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mifflinburg Area Ms
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Mifflinburg Area Ms is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Pennsylvania schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Mifflinburg Area Ms falls within the wide middle of the Pennsylvania distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
No single support indicator dominates
Mifflinburg Area Ms's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Mifflinburg Area Ms is a mid-sized middle school in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, enrolling 445 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.4:1 puts it in the larger third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.3% of students eligible for free meals.
With 445 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.
Against 673 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #460.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 445 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
17.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Discipline events run high: 95 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 445 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Mifflinburg Area Sd also operates Mifflinburg Area Shs (499 students) and Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch (381 students) alongside Mifflinburg Area Ms.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Mifflinburg Area Ms compares
Mifflinburg Area Ms on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.4:1 | ▲ 6% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 39.3% | ▼ 32% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 445 | top 52% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
445
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
39.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 32% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.4:1
students per teacher
- 6% above state mean
Top 68% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 32% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
17.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,236
per pupil, district-wide
- below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 445 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
63
in-school suspensions + 32 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 92.6%
Hispanic or Latino 4.0%
African American 1.8%
Two or More 1.3%
Asian 0.2%
Largest group: White at 92.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.0, Mifflinburg Area Ms is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mifflinburg Area Sd, which includes Mifflinburg Area Ms.
$17,236
Per student
-4%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.0%
State 37.8%
Federal 14.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Mifflinburg Area Ms Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflinburg Area Shs | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Mifflinburg El Sch | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Mifflinburg Area Ms's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 499
- Students per teacher
- 12.2:1
- Resource Index
- 54/100
- Enrollment
- 381
- Students per teacher
- 11.9:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
- Enrollment
- 376
- Students per teacher
- 11.8:1
- Resource Index
- 53/100
Similar middle schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~445 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.4:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Mifflinburg Area Ms
How many students attend Mifflinburg Area Ms?
Mifflinburg Area Ms has 445 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Mifflinburg, PA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mifflinburg Area Ms?
The student-teacher ratio at Mifflinburg Area Ms is 14.4:1, which is 6% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mifflinburg Area Ms?
39.3% of students at Mifflinburg Area Ms are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mifflinburg Area Ms?
The largest demographic group at Mifflinburg Area Ms is White at 92.6% of enrollment, in Mifflinburg, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mifflinburg Area Ms?
Mifflinburg Area Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Mifflinburg Area Ms rank among public schools in Mifflinburg?
By Resource Investment Index, Mifflinburg Area Ms ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Mifflinburg, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Mifflinburg on the city page.
What other schools are in Mifflinburg Area Sd?
Besides Mifflinburg Area Ms, Mifflinburg Area Sd also operates Mifflinburg Area Shs (499 students), Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch (381 students), and Mifflinburg El Sch (376 students). See the Mifflinburg Area Sd district page for the complete list.
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