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B+

Blue Mountain School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Wayne Township, North Manheim Township, West Brunswick Township, Orwigsburg, East Brunswick Township, Cressona, Deer Lake, Auburn and New Ringgold.

Wayne Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
2,412
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,286
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$40.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Blue Mountain School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the PA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $40.1M, about $16,623 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Wayne Township 5,385B+North Manheim Township 4,234B+West Brunswick Township 3,501B+Orwigsburg 3,003B+East Brunswick Township 1,900B+Cressona 1,622Deer Lake 693Auburn 677New Ringgold 254

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wayne Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Blue Mountain El West SchThis district
6–8Blue Mountain MSThis district
9–12Blue Mountain HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 36.1% · 1,167 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 55.1% · 1,306 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.5% · 202 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
$17,286 per student · 21% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 37%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,445’22
2,476’23
2,412’24

About steady since 2022–23.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%Black 1%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.

Blue Mountain El East School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Orwigsburg
B+
609 students13:1
Blue Mountain El West Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Friedensburg
451 students13:1
Blue Mountain MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orwigsburg
B−
561 students14:1
Blue Mountain HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Schuylkill Haven
A
791 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Schuylkill Haven Area School DistrictLandingville, Port Clinton, Schuylkill Haven
$17,346per student
Minersville Area School DistrictBranch Township, Reilly Township
$17,481per student
Pottsville Area School DistrictMount Carbon, Norwegian Township, Pottsville
$14,864per student
Hamburg Area School DistrictTilden Township, Upper Tulpehocken Township
$18,895per 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.