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Schools in Belfast Township · Southern Fulton School District

Belfast Township’s public schools score below 60% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Belfast Township’s districts is 31%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Belfast Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 5 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
669 students on the public path
In brief

Belfast Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1875 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Belfast Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,468 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Southern Fulton JSHS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Belfast Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 40% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores are below the Pennsylvania average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1875)Better than 29%
Towns in Fulton County (11)Better than 0%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 369 test results could put Belfast Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Belfast Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (370 in math, 368 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belfast Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Southern Fulton El Schin WarfordsburgB−
7–12Southern Fulton JSHSin WarfordsburgC

Belfast Township’s public schools are run by Southern Fulton School District, which also serves Bethel, Brush Creek, Thompson and Union and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southern Fulton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 669 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,468PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 368 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 370 students tested

Belfast Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Belfast Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belfast TownshipC+Southern Fulton
AyrB+Central Fulton
Brush Creek—Southern Fulton
ThompsonC+Southern Fulton
Licking CreekB+Central Fulton
BethelC+Southern Fulton

3 of the 5 neighbors share Southern Fulton with Belfast Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Belfast Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Belfast Townshipin other towns
Southern Fulton El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Warfordsburg
B−
346 students11:1Rate it →
Southern Fulton JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Warfordsburg
C
323 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Belfast Township’s schools

Are Belfast Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Belfast Township children attend score below 60% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belfast Township in?

Southern Fulton School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 669 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Belfast Township spend per student?

$20,468 in Southern Fulton School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.