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State College Area School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves State College, Ferguson Township, Patton Township, College Township, Harris Township and Halfmoon Township, and parts of Benner Township.

State College’s School Grade A better than 92% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
6,799
Schools
11
Spent per student
$24,249
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$175.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about State College Area School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the PA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $175.7M, about $25,849 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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
AState College 40,844AFerguson Township 18,813APatton Township 15,623ACollege Township 10,393AHarris Township 5,882AHalfmoon Township 2,805

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for State College. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12State College Area HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 36.1% · 3,037 students tested
Reading / language arts76%
State average 55.1% · 3,293 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.5% · 622 in the class

91% 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
$24,249 per student · 11% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 19%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,721’20
6,776’21
6,781’22
6,712’23
6,799’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Asian 9%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Radio Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · State College
A+
424 students13:1
Park Forest El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · State College
A−
419 students13:1
Mount Nittany El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · State College
A−
413 students13:1
Spring Creek El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · State College
A
360 students14:1
Gray's Woods El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Matilda
A−
356 students13:1
Easterly Parkway El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · State College
A−
314 students10:1
Ferguson Twp El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pine Grove Mills
A
287 students12:1
Corl Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · State College
A
250 students12:1
Park Forest MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · State College
B+
822 students13:1
Mount Nittany MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · State College
B+
752 students12:1
State College Area HS
High · Grades 8–12 · State College
B+
2,402 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bald Eagle Area School DistrictHuston Township, Union Township, Worth Township
$20,417per student
Huntingdon Area School DistrictJackson Township
$18,108per student
Penns Valley Area School DistrictPotter Township
$18,947per student
Bellefonte Area School DistrictSpring Township
$18,792per 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.