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C+

Glendale School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Beccaria Township, Reade Township, White Township, Irvona and Coalport.

Beccaria Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
644
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,064
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
10:1
Debt
$3.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glendale School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.9M, about $6,130 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Beccaria Township 1,741C+Reade Township 1,402White Township 909Irvona 528Coalport 414

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Beccaria Township. Grade by grade →

K–6Glendale El SchThis district
7–12Glendale JSHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.1% · 313 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 55.1% · 354 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.5% · 63 in the class

95% 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
$21,064 per student · 3% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 65%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
717’20
675’21
660’22
671’23
644’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Glendale El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Flinton
B
304 students9:1
Glendale JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Flinton
B
340 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Moshannon Valley School DistrictBigler Township, Glen Hope, Gulich Township
$18,484per student
Cambria Heights School DistrictChest Township, Clearfield Township
$18,255per student
Bellwood-Antis School DistrictAntis Township
$16,361per student
Harmony Area School DistrictChest Township
$27,561per 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.