Halifax Area High School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 244
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 9:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 233:1
Certified Teachers: 96%
3940 Peters Mountain Road
Halifax, PA 17032
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-3416
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
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Academic Progress5/10
6/10
Read what parents are saying about Halifax Area High School
Not bad cirriculum but can be a working parent an have your child in between two buses because they wont work with you. You basically have to be living off welfare with no interest in working.
Posted by a parent on 9/23/2014To all the reviewers who say the teachers aren't giving challenging work: The pressure to "dumb down" everything is coming from "the top"- teachers are upset about it but afraid to say anything. Seniors WILL get their diploma no matter how little work they do - teachers don't have a say in that poli
Posted by a community member on 7/11/2011My grandaughter is a special needs child and I really don't feel Halifax Schools are doing right by her. She is going to second grade next year and she hasn't done what is required of first grade. I don't want her lost in the school system for the next twelve years.
Posted by a community member on 5/20/2011As a former student, Halifax is certainly a town where politics dominates both academically and athletically. Also, some teachers, especially in the HS, cannot teach and compensate by giving pointless projects and absurdly easy tests (even at honors level). Almost all teachers have too many classes
Posted by a community member on 4/14/2010I currently have children attending schools here in Halifax . I know first hand that athletes do not recieve special treatment when it comes to academics/grades. If anything the concept of not favoring athletes is taken too far by a number of teachers. I also do not feel that a child graduating from
Posted by a parent on 4/13/2010Nearby Schools
Browse other schools near Halifax Area High SchoolHalifax schools - Halifax Area High School is located at 3940 Peters Mountain Road, Halifax PA 17032. Halifax Area High School is in the Halifax Area School District. Halifax Area High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.
