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Otto-Eldred School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Otto Township, Eldred Township, Ceres Township and Eldred.

Otto Township’s School Grade A better than 86% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
544
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,237
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$5.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Otto-Eldred School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the PA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.1M, about $9,403 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AOtto Township 1,474AEldred Township 1,341Ceres Township 805Eldred 720

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Otto Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Otto-Eldred El SchThis district
7–12Otto-Eldred JSHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 36.1% · 254 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 55.1% · 269 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 48 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$20,237 per student · 7% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 73%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
570’20
538’21
539’22
557’23
544’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Otto-Eldred El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Eldred
B
271 students12:1
Otto-Eldred JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Duke Center
B−
273 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Port Allegany School DistrictAnnin Township, Liberty Township, Pleasant Valley Township
$16,216per student
Smethport Area School DistrictKeating Township
$21,174per student
Bradford Area School DistrictFoster Township
$17,656per student
Oswayo Valley School DistrictSharon Township
$20,473per 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.