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Wilson School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Spring Township, Wyomissing, Lower Heidelberg Township and Sinking Spring.

Spring Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
6,444
Schools
8
Spent per student
$17,178
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$77.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilson School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the PA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $77.7M, about $12,061 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BSpring Township 28,873BWyomissing 11,285BLower Heidelberg Township 6,901BSinking Spring 4,584

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spring Township. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Wilson Southern MSThis district
9–12Wilson HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.1% · 3,018 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 55.1% · 3,279 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.5% · 531 in the class

96% 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
$17,178 per student · 21% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,193’20
6,291’21
6,352’22
6,400’23
6,444’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 29%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%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.

Spring Ridge El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wyomissing
B+
575 students12:1
Whitfield El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Lawn
B
573 students11:1
Shiloh Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sinking Spring
B+
572 students12:1
Cornwall Terrace El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sinking Spring
B+
553 students12:1
Green Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sinking Spring
A−
505 students12:1
Wilson West MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sinking Spring
B−
780 students12:1
Wilson Southern MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sinking Spring
C+
753 students12:1
Wilson HS
High · Grades 9–12 · West Lawn
B−
2,133 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Conrad Weiser Area School DistrictHeidelberg Township, North Heidelberg Township, South Heidelberg Township
$21,451per student
Governor Mifflin School DistrictBrecknock Township, Cumru Township, Shillington
$16,364per student
Schuylkill Valley School DistrictBern Township
$18,523per student
Cocalico School DistrictEast Cocalico Township, West Cocalico Township
$19,963per 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.