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Schools in Susquehanna Depot · Susquehanna Community School District

Susquehanna Depot’s public schools outscore 50% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Susquehanna Depot, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 31% of students in Susquehanna Depot’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
57%
▲ 2 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 5 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.9K
▼ 4% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
748 students on the public path
In brief

Susquehanna Depot’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 31% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,934 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Susquehanna Community JSHS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Susquehanna Depot’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 50% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores are below the Pennsylvania average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1264)Better than 48%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 388 test results could put Susquehanna Depot anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Susquehanna Depot’s students in the tested grades sat them (374 in math, 401 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Susquehanna Depot, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Susquehanna Community El Schin SusquehannaC+
7–12Susquehanna Community JSHSin SusquehannaC

Susquehanna Depot’s public schools are run by Susquehanna Community School District, which also serves Ararat, Harmony, Lanesboro and Oakland and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Susquehanna Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 748 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,934PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 401 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 374 students tested

Susquehanna Depot vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Susquehanna DepotB−Susquehanna
Lanesboro—Susquehanna
Oakland—Susquehanna

All 2 neighbors share Susquehanna with Susquehanna Depot, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Susquehanna Depot

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 Susquehanna Depotin other towns
Susquehanna Community El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Susquehanna
C+
415 students12:1Rate it →
Susquehanna Community JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Susquehanna
C
333 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Susquehanna Depot’s schools

Are Susquehanna Depot’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Susquehanna Depot children attend outscore 50% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Susquehanna Depot in?

Susquehanna Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 748 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Susquehanna Depot spend per student?

$20,934 in Susquehanna Community School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.