📍 1025 Koser Road, Mount Joy, Lancaster County, 17552
Donegal HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Joy, Lancaster County. The school has 930 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Donegal SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Donegal HS enrolls 930 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 708 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 930 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Donegal HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 98.
Donegal HS is one of 4 schools in Donegal SD, based in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,750 students district-wide and employs 184 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 930 students, Donegal HS is larger than the district average of about 688 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe