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B+

Windber Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Windber, Paint Township, Paint, Scalp Level and Ogle Township.

Windber’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,254
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,243
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$23.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Windber Area School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $23.9M, about $19,083 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Windber 3,780APaint Township 2,999Paint 875Scalp Level 716Ogle Township 472

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windber. Grade by grade →

PK–5Windber El SchThis district
6–8Windber Area MSThis district
9–12Windber Area HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 36.1% · 592 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 55.1% · 608 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 81 in the class

100% 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
$14,243 per student · 35% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 60%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,205’20
1,218’21
1,207’22
1,233’23
1,254’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Windber El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Windber
B+
617 students14:1
Windber Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Windber
B
300 students17:1
Windber Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Windber
A
337 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chestnut Ridge School DistrictLincoln Township, Napier Township, West St. Clair Township
$17,331per student
Conemaugh Township Area School DistrictBenson, Conemaugh Township
$16,670per student
Richland School DistrictRichland Township
$14,849per student
Shade-Central City School DistrictShade Township
$27,457per 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.