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C

Ringgold School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Union Township, Carroll Township, Donora, Monongahela, Nottingham Township, New Eagle and Finleyville.

Union Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
2,409
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,973
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$58.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ringgold School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the PA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $58.8M, about $24,426 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CUnion Township 5,518CCarroll Township 5,274CDonora 4,462CMonongahela 4,041CNottingham Township 3,065CNew Eagle 2,018Finleyville 360

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union Township. Grade by grade →

K–4Ringgold El Sch NorthThis district
5–8Ringgold MSThis district
9–12Ringgold SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 36.1% · 1,186 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 55.1% · 1,251 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.5% · 215 in the class

88% 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
$16,973 per student · 22% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 45%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,673’20
2,619’21
2,579’22
2,482’23
2,409’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Two or more races 8%Black 8%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Ringgold El Sch South
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Monongahela
C
517 students12:1
Ringgold El Sch North
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Finleyville
B
344 students11:1
Ringgold MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Monongahela
D
738 students13:1
Ringgold SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Monongahela
C+
810 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Elizabeth Forward School DistrictForward Township
$19,203per student
Belle Vernon Area School DistrictRostraver Township
$15,531per student
Charleroi School DistrictFallowfield Township
$17,740per student
Peters Township School DistrictPeters Township
$16,804per 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.