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Halifax Area High School is a suburban, public secondary school located at 3940 Peters Mountain Road, Halifax, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Halifax Area School District. By September 2014, enrollment had declined to 298 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 29.5% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family federal poverty level. Additionally, 15% of pupils received special education services, while 2.35% of pupils were identified as gifted. Per a report by US News and World Report, the school employed 28 teachers in 2013.〔US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2014〕 Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2013, Halifax Area High School's enrollment was 331 pupils grades 9th through 12th. Twenty four percent (24%) of pupils were from low income homes and 15% received special education services. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, just 89% of the teachers were "Highly Qualified" under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, the school reported an enrollment of 374 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 79 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. The school employed 31 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Halifax Area High School, 2010〕 According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 11% teachers were rated Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Halifax Area High School 2013, October 4, 2013〕 In 2010, Halifax Area High School served 374 students in grades 9 to 12, with 79 pupils qualifying for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to family poverty. The school had 31 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 12:1. In 2014, the Board approved a $22 million renovation project of both the high school building and middle school building. The project includes a new multimedia center to be shared by both schools and a new administration wing. The Halifax Area School Board had approved roof replacement and repairs on the high school/middle school complex in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Halifax Area School District Dauphin County, Pennsylvania General Obligation Bonds, Series of 2014 )〕 ==Academic achievement== Halifax Area School District was ranked 252nd out of 498 Pennsylvania School Districts, in 2014, by the Pittsburgh Business Times.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Pittsburgh Business Times )〕 The ranking is based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in: reading, writing, math and science and the three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in high school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Pittsburgh Business Times )〕 Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools (Saint Clair Area School District, Midland Borough School District, Duquesne City School District). *2013 - 314th *2012 - 303rd *2011 - 311th〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statewide Honor Roll Rankings, )〕 *2010 - 285th *2009 - 285th *2008 - 294th *2007 - 299th of Pennsylvania's 501 school districts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Halifax Area High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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