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Panther Valley School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Lansford, Nesquehoning, Summit Hill and Coaldale.

Lansford’s School Grade D better than 11% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,773
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,113
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$16.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Panther Valley School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 35% less per student than the PA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.3M, about $9,212 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DLansford 4,123DNesquehoning 3,336DSummit Hill 3,133DCoaldale 2,440

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lansford. Grade by grade →

K–3Panther Valley El SchThis district
7–12Panther Valley JSHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.1% · 859 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 55.1% · 896 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65–69%
State average 87.5% · 114 in the class

91% 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
$14,113 per student · 35% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 59%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,675’20
1,778’21
1,810’22
1,838’23
1,773’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Panther Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Nesquehoning
C
556 students15:1
Panther Valley Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Lansford
C−
458 students17:1
Panther Valley JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Lansford
C−
759 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Jim Thorpe Area School DistrictJim Thorpe
$19,722per student
Tamaqua Area School DistrictTamaqua
$15,833per student
Weatherly Area School DistrictLehigh Township, Packer Township
$20,689per student
Lehighton Area School DistrictMahoning Township
$18,494per 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.