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Bellwood-Antis School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Antis Township and Bellwood.

Antis Township’s School Grade B better than 61% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,109
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,361
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$11.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bellwood-Antis School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the PA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.2M, about $10,068 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BAntis Township 6,340BBellwood 1,748

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Antis Township. Grade by grade →

K–4Lewis M Myers El SchThis district
5–8Bellwood Antis MSThis district
9–12Bellwood-Antis HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.1% · 584 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 55.1% · 630 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 99 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,361 per student · 25% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 57%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,208’20
1,197’21
1,163’22
1,133’23
1,109’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Lewis M Myers El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bellwood
B
399 students12:1
Bellwood Antis MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bellwood
C+
332 students12:1
Bellwood-Antis HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Bellwood
A+
378 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Altoona Area School DistrictLogan Township, Tyrone Township
$15,760per student
Tyrone Area School DistrictSnyder Township, Tyrone Township
$16,030per student
Glendale School DistrictReade Township
$21,064per student
Penn Cambria School DistrictDean Township
$15,479per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.