Fort Cherry SD
A public school district in Mc Donald, Pennsylvania, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 928
- Students enrolled
- 74.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 177
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,520
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 928 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,810th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 453rd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 56% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,520 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 71% 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
Fort Cherry SD spent $19,520 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,402 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 | $19,520 | $18.0 million | 921 |
| FY2022 | $19,198 | $17.3 million | 903 |
| FY2021 | $17,954 | $16.0 million | 892 |
| FY2020 | $15,920 | $15.7 million | 989 |
| FY2019 | $16,487 | $16.4 million | 996 |
| FY2018 | $15,280 | $15.8 million | 1,033 |
| FY2017 | $15,670 | $16.1 million | 1,030 |
| FY2016 | $14,899 | $15.7 million | 1,054 |
| FY2015 | $14,262 | $15.2 million | 1,067 |
| FY2014 | $13,257 | $14.8 million | 1,115 |
| FY2013 | $12,231 | $14.0 million | 1,143 |
| FY2012 | $11,650 | $13.2 million | 1,133 |
| FY2011 | $12,685 | $14.1 million | 1,112 |
| FY2010 | $12,171 | $14.1 million | 1,155 |
| FY2009 | $11,353 | $13.3 million | 1,168 |
| FY2008 | $10,627 | $12.6 million | 1,186 |
| FY2007 | $10,044 | $12.2 million | 1,216 |
| FY2006 | $9,672 | $12.0 million | 1,236 |
| FY2005 | $8,402 | $11.0 million | 1,315 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.2 million | 5.2% |
| State | $11.4 million | 49.4% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 45.4% |
| Total | $23.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Fort Cherry El Center | 455 |
| Fort Cherry JSHS | 457 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4209960
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