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Schools in Benezette Township

Benezette Township’s public schools

St. Marys Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benezette Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,845 students on the public path
In brief

Benezette Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Benezette Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Fox Twp El Sch places highest (better than 71%); St Marys Area MS lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Benezette Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: St Marys Area SHS. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Benezette Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–8St Marys Area MSin Saint MarysC
9–12St Marys Area SHSin Saint MarysB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Marys Area School District.

The district

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

St. Marys Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,845 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,906PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 55.1% · 952 students tested
Math36%
State average 36.1% · 905 students tested

Benezette Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benezette Township—St. Marys Area
Gibson—Cameron County
ShippenA−Cameron County
JayB−St. Marys Area
Girard—Clearfield Area

Every school in Benezette Township

4 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 Benezette Townshipin other towns
South St Marys Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Marys
B+
583 students16:1Rate it →
Fox Twp El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kersey
B+
231 students12:1Rate it →
St Marys Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Marys
C
459 students15:1Rate it →
St Marys Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Marys
B+
572 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Benezette Township’s schools

Are Benezette Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benezette Township. St. Marys Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benezette Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benezette Township in?

St. Marys Area School District.

Where do Benezette Township kids go to high school?

St Marys Area SHS.

Parents talk

What Benezette Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.