Pennsylvania public high school · Palmyra Area School District

Palmyra Area Senior High School

1125 Park Dr, Palmyra, PA 17078. 64% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

64%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)9.5 pts above Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
92.4%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)About the same as Pennsylvania
52.2%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
46.7%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
28.9%Students from low-income families
1,127Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Palmyra Area

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 64%Military 4.9%Working in Pennsylvania 44.9%Other or not found 16.5%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Palmyra Area

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Lebanon Valley College4.3 mi69%$28,059$67,002
    Elizabethtown College10.3 mi82%$25,682$66,572
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg10.5 mi27%$16,753$71,762
    Harrisburg University of Science and Technology15.8 mi36%$14,133$48,379
    Harrisburg Area Community College16.0 mi21%$10,627$45,834
    Central Penn College18.5 mi53%$15,056$50,822

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Hershey High School (3.4 mi, 79.9% to college) · Annville Cleona High School (4.2 mi, 51.7% to college) · Lower Dauphin High School (7.0 mi, 59.7% to college) · Lebanon Senior High School (8.8 mi, 30.7% to college) · Elizabethtown Area Senior High School (9.7 mi, 56.4% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Palmyra Area School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasurePalmyra AreaPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)64%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate92.4%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Palmyra Area Senior High School graduates go to college?
64% of the Class of 2023 at Palmyra Area Senior High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Palmyra Area Senior High School?
Palmyra Area Senior High School has a four-year graduation rate of 92.4%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.