The district includes all of Osceola and portions of Granger, Mishawaka, and South Bend.

[3] Penn High School was opened on September 1, 1958, following a year of construction and a cost of $1 million.

The following year, Madison Township was also incorporated, creating today's Penn-Harris-Madison school district.

Prior to junior year, students choose to be a part of one of four academies: Fine Arts, STEM, Management and Business, and Health and Human Services.

[7] Based on AP exam participation and passing rate, Penn students have a College Readiness Index of 30.0/100.0.

The statewide competition consists of rounds of 25 multiple choice questions that students answer as a team.

[22] Penn's TSA Chapter competes in both the National and Indiana State Leadership Conferences and has had numerous victories at the Indiana TSA State Leadership Conference.