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Central Valley School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Center Township, Monaca and Potter Township.

Center Township’s School Grade B better than 55% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
2,214
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,889
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$54.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central Valley School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the PA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $54.5M, about $24,636 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BCenter Township 11,998BMonaca 5,456Potter Township 524

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Center Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Center Grange Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Todd Lane El SchThis district
6–8Central Valley MSThis district
9–12Central Valley HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 36.1% · 1,062 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 55.1% · 1,174 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.5% · 180 in the class

93% 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
$16,889 per student · 22% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 40%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,221’20
2,284’21
2,202’22
2,208’23
2,214’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Black 8%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Center Grange Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Aliquippa
496 students13:1
Todd Lane El Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Monaca
B+
493 students13:1
Central Valley MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monaca
C+
504 students12:1
Central Valley HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Monaca
A+
721 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Beaver Area School DistrictBeaver, Bridgewater, Vanport Township
$16,765per student
Hopewell Area School DistrictHopewell Township, Raccoon Township
$18,840per student
Freedom Area School DistrictConway, Freedom
$19,867per student
Rochester Area School DistrictEast Rochester, Rochester
$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.