Schools
In 2010, the Mifflin County School Board voted to reduce 15 schools to 10. The High schools will see the first change, 10th through 12th graders at Indian Valley High and Lewistown High will be placed at the new Mifflin for the 2011-12 school year. Five schools were closed and the former Indian Valley and Lewistown Middle Schools were retrofitted to serve students in grades 4-5, however Indian Valley serves students in grades K-5, due to its size.
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