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B+

Burrell School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell Township.

Lower Burrell’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,671
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,851
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$15.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Burrell School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.2M, about $9,084 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Lower Burrell 11,470B+Upper Burrell Township 2,114

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lower Burrell. Grade by grade →

K–3Bon Air El SchThis district
6–8Charles A Huston MSThis district
9–12Burrell HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 36.1% · 783 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 55.1% · 833 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.5% · 142 in the class

90% 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
$17,851 per student · 18% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 39%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,780’20
1,758’21
1,744’22
1,722’23
1,671’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 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.

Bon Air El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Lower Burrell
B
447 students13:1
Stewart El Sch
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Lower Burrell
B−
259 students14:1
Charles A Huston MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lower Burrell
C
399 students13:1
Burrell HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Lower Burrell
A
566 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kiski Area School DistrictAllegheny Township, Washington Township
$17,121per student
Highlands School DistrictHarrison Township, Tarentum
$19,508per student
Plum Borough School DistrictPlum
$16,066per student
Franklin Regional School DistrictMurrysville
$17,820per 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.