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Westmont Hilltop School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Upper Yoder Township, Westmont and Southmont.

Upper Yoder Township’s School Grade B better than 62% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,438
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,669
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$30.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Westmont Hilltop School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Spends 33% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30.2M, about $21,025 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BUpper Yoder Township 4,985BWestmont 4,747BSouthmont 1,957

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Upper Yoder Township. Grade by grade →

K–6Westmont Hilltop El SchThis district
7–12Westmont Hilltop JSHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 36.1% · 717 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 55.1% · 762 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 123 in the class

94% 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
$14,669 per student · 33% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 37%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,482’20
1,493’21
1,464’22
1,445’23
1,438’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%Black 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Westmont Hilltop El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Johnstown
B−
749 students14:1
Westmont Hilltop JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Johnstown
B
689 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Greater Johnstown School DistrictJohnstown, Lower Yoder Township, Stonycreek Township
$17,445per student
Ferndale Area School DistrictBrownstown, Ferndale
$20,890per student
Conemaugh Township Area School DistrictConemaugh Township
$16,670per student
Ligonier Valley School DistrictFairfield Township
$21,176per 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.