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Beaver Area School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Brighton Township, Beaver, Vanport Township and Bridgewater.

Brighton Township’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,981
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,765
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
15:1
Debt
$50.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beaver Area School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the PA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $50.2M, about $25,322 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Brighton Township 8,791A+Beaver 4,342A+Vanport Township 1,260Bridgewater 732

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brighton Township. Grade by grade →

K–2College Square El SchThis district
3–6Dutch Ridge El SchThis district
7–8Beaver Area MSThis district
9–12Beaver Area SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency64%
State average 36.1% · 895 students tested
Reading / language arts82%
State average 55.1% · 982 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.5% · 173 in the class

92% 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
$16,765 per student · 23% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 32%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,972’20
2,005’21
1,973’22
1,987’23
1,981’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

College Square El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Beaver
400 students12:1
Dutch Ridge El Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Beaver
A
640 students18:1
Beaver Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Beaver
B+
291 students15:1
Beaver Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Beaver
A+
650 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Central Valley School DistrictMonaca, Potter Township
$16,889per student
Blackhawk School DistrictChippewa Township, Patterson Township
$15,754per student
New Brighton Area School DistrictFallston
$20,263per student
Rochester Area School DistrictRochester, Rochester Township
$23,939per 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.