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Schools in Petrolia

Petrolia’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,287 students on the public path
In brief

Petrolia’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Petrolia’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Karns City Jr/Sr HS places highest (better than 42%); Karns City Area El Sch lowest (35%). 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 Petrolia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Karns City Area El Schin ChicoraC+
7–12Karns City Jr/Sr HSin Karns CityC+

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

Karns City Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 1,287 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,821PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 689 students tested
Math36%
State average 36.1% · 663 students tested

Petrolia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Petrolia—Karns City Area

Every school in Petrolia

2 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 Petroliain other towns
Karns City Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Chicora
C+
645 students16:1Rate it →
Karns City Jr/Sr HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Karns City
C+
642 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Petrolia’s schools

Are Petrolia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Petrolia. Karns City Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petrolia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Petrolia in?

Karns City Area School District.

Where do Petrolia kids go to high school?

Karns City Jr/Sr HS.

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What Petrolia 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.