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Moon Area School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Moon Township and Crescent Township.

Moon Township’s School Grade A better than 91% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
4,100
Schools
8
Spent per student
$18,109
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$125.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Moon Area School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $125.4M, about $30,583 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AMoon Township 26,756ACrescent Township 2,369

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Moon Township. Grade by grade →

K–45 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Moon Area Upper MSThis district
9–12Moon Area SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency58%
State average 36.1% · 1,970 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 55.1% · 2,000 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.5% · 287 in the class

98% 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
$18,109 per student · 17% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 23%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,931’20
3,974’21
4,006’22
4,072’23
4,100’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 9%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bon Meade El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moon township
A
572 students16:1
J H Brooks El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moon Township
A
382 students16:1
Richard J. Hyde El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moon Township
B
237 students14:1
McCormick El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moon Township
A
229 students17:1
J.A. Allard El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moon Township
A−
209 students14:1
Moon Area Lower MS
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Moon Township
B+
639 students12:1
Moon Area Upper MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Moon Township
B
621 students12:1
Moon Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Moon Township
B
1,211 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Quaker Valley School DistrictEdgeworth, Glen Osborne, Leetsdale
$25,781per student
West Allegheny School DistrictFindlay Township, North Fayette Township
$18,573per student
Cornell School DistrictCoraopolis
$28,082per student
Hopewell Area School DistrictHopewell Township
$18,840per 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.