📍 700 Cedar Street, Lewistown, Mifflin County, 17044
Mifflin Co JHS is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Lewistown, Mifflin County. The school has 768 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mifflin County SD school district. It serves grades 8–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mifflin Co JHS enrolls 768 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 708 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 768 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Mifflin Co JHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 34, state house district 82.
Mifflin Co JHS is one of 9 schools in Mifflin County SD, based in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,507 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 768 students, Mifflin Co JHS is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant