Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
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Education
There are no colleges or universities in Mifflinburg.The Mifflinburg Area School District
Mifflinburg Area School District
The Mifflinburg Area School District is a public school district Union County, Pennsylvania. Centered on the borough of Mifflinburg, it also serves Buffalo Township, New Berlin, Limestone Township, West Buffalo Township, Lewis Township, Hartleton, and Hartley Township. Mifflinburg Area School...
has a number of its schools located in the borough. It has the high school (Mifflinburg Area High School), the middle school (Mifflinburg Area Middle School) and the Mifflinburg Area Intermediate School which opened for the 2006 school year. An elementary school (Mifflinburg Elementary School) is also located in the borough. Outside the borough are three other elementary schools that make up the rest of the Mifflinburg Area School District. These are: New Berlin Elementary, Laurelton Elementary, and Buffalo Crossroads Elementary. In 2007 the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the district 203rd out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores.
SUN Area Technology Institute New Berlin, Union County, PA 17855 (570) 966-1031. SUN Tech is a regional school that provides area students with skills needed to compete in today’s job market and receive consideration for advanced college placement. SUN Tech also offers adult education classes, vocational education, and technical career training, serving over 1500 people annually. ISO9001 and Middle States Accredited. SUN Tech was presented with the Significant Achievement Award in Education for raising their Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the only formal recognition of the performance excellence of both public and private U.S. organizations given by...
criteria score to 648 points, a 345 point increase from 303 points in August, 2000.
Residents also have a wide selection of alternative schools. By law, the local public school must provide transportation to schools within 10 miles of the borders of the school district at no charge to the student.
Hillside Christian Academy 1650 Centennial Road, Mifflinburg, PA 17844-0178 Founded in 1976 the school offers a k-12 curriculum. Member of the Accelerated Christian Education Association.
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16 serves the region from Montandon, Union County, PA. It provides specialized services to the district like professional development and special education support.
Economy and tourism
Major employers include Weis MarketsWeis Markets
Weis Markets, Inc. is a chain of supermarkets based in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, with a presence in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Maryland. In 2011, it operates 162 stores in five states.-History:...
(a supermarket), Mifflinburg Area School District, Ritz-Craft (a manufacturer of modular homes)http://www.ritz-craft.com/, and Yorktowne (a cabinetry manufacturer). In 2005 Yorktowne management made the decision to move most of the Mifflinburg operations to Danville, Virginia, rather than comply with new air pollution regulations in Pennsylvania http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2005/0203/local/stories/10local.htm.
Major tourist attractions include
- the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum http://www.buggymuseum.org, which celebrates the era (circa 1880 - 1915) when Mifflinburg was known as "Buggytown, USA" due to its reputation as a major manufacturer of quality horse-drawn carriages and sleighs
- the annual "Christkindl Market" (a traditional German Christmas festival)
http://www.mifflinburgchristkindlmarket.com/
- the annual Fireman's Carnival and Parade the last week in July that features a parade running several hours with local businesses, bands, tractors and clubs.