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Ferguson Twp., Clearfield Co., PA municipal building, Aug. 2024Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Ferguson Township

Ferguson Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
962 students on the public path
In brief

Ferguson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ferguson Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Curwensville Area El Sch places highest (better than 74%); Curwensville Area JSHS lowest (61%). 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 Ferguson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Curwensville Area El Schin CurwensvilleB+
7–12Curwensville Area JSHSin CurwensvilleB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Curwensville 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.

Curwensville Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 962 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,777PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 55.1% · 454 students tested
Math48%
State average 36.1% · 411 students tested

Ferguson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ferguson Township—Curwensville Area
Greenwood—Curwensville Area
Knox—Clearfield Area
Jordan—Moshannon Valley
PikeBCurwensville Area
PennBCurwensville Area
Newburg—Purchase Line
Chest—Harmony Area
Bell—Purchase Line

3 of the 8 neighbors share Curwensville Area with Ferguson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ferguson Township

3 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 Ferguson Townshipin other towns
Curwensville Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Curwensville
B+
533 students12:1Rate it →
Curwensville Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Curwensville
B
429 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Ross Road School
Grades 1–9 · Curwensville
Private · Religious
32 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Ferguson Township’s schools

Are Ferguson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ferguson Township. Curwensville Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ferguson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ferguson Township in?

Curwensville Area School District.

Where do Ferguson Township kids go to high school?

Curwensville Area JSHS.

Are there private schools in Ferguson Township?

Yes: Ross Road School (grades 1–9, 32 students).

Parents talk

What Ferguson 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.