Ferndale Area SD
A public school district in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 618
- Students enrolled
- 52.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 93
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,148
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 618 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,900th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 556th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 44% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,148 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 74% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ferndale Area SD spent $20,148 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,247 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,148 | $12.1 million | 600 |
| FY2022 | $19,959 | $11.6 million | 582 |
| FY2021 | $19,245 | $11.2 million | 584 |
| FY2020 | $17,832 | $10.8 million | 608 |
| FY2019 | $16,057 | $10.6 million | 661 |
| FY2018 | $15,624 | $10.8 million | 691 |
| FY2017 | $14,887 | $10.6 million | 711 |
| FY2016 | $15,503 | $10.4 million | 670 |
| FY2015 | $14,393 | $9.8 million | 679 |
| FY2014 | $12,281 | $9.2 million | 750 |
| FY2013 | $12,163 | $9.1 million | 749 |
| FY2012 | $10,824 | $8.4 million | 774 |
| FY2011 | $10,917 | $8.7 million | 796 |
| FY2010 | $10,394 | $8.5 million | 815 |
| FY2009 | $9,326 | $8.0 million | 854 |
| FY2008 | $9,506 | $8.0 million | 840 |
| FY2007 | $9,436 | $8.1 million | 858 |
| FY2006 | $9,188 | $7.7 million | 839 |
| FY2005 | $9,247 | $7.3 million | 790 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 10.6% |
| State | $9.9 million | 68.0% |
| Local | $3.1 million | 21.3% |
| Total | $14.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ferndale Area JSHS | 284 |
| Ferndale El School | 325 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4209750
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved