Mars Area SD
A public school district in Mars, Pennsylvania, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,636
- Students enrolled
- 257
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 392.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,726
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,636 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,697th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 125th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,726 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Mars Area SD spent $12,726 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,872 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 | $12,726 | $45.0 million | 3,533 |
| FY2022 | $12,202 | $42.2 million | 3,461 |
| FY2021 | $12,077 | $40.3 million | 3,334 |
| FY2020 | $15,459 | $52.6 million | 3,402 |
| FY2019 | $11,928 | $39.4 million | 3,302 |
| FY2018 | $11,702 | $38.7 million | 3,311 |
| FY2017 | $11,240 | $37.2 million | 3,310 |
| FY2016 | $11,287 | $36.7 million | 3,252 |
| FY2015 | $10,758 | $35.1 million | 3,262 |
| FY2014 | $9,891 | $32.4 million | 3,277 |
| FY2013 | $9,603 | $31.1 million | 3,237 |
| FY2012 | $9,552 | $30.2 million | 3,161 |
| FY2011 | $9,509 | $30.1 million | 3,162 |
| FY2010 | $9,345 | $28.6 million | 3,059 |
| FY2009 | $8,946 | $27.0 million | 3,023 |
| FY2008 | $8,550 | $25.7 million | 3,006 |
| FY2007 | $8,115 | $24.4 million | 3,006 |
| FY2006 | $7,942 | $23.3 million | 2,935 |
| FY2005 | $7,872 | $22.5 million | 2,857 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $555.0 thousand | 0.9% |
| State | $15.5 million | 26.2% |
| Local | $43.0 million | 72.8% |
| Total | $59.1 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Mars Area Centennial School | 627 |
| Mars Area El School | 880 |
| Mars Area MS | 563 |
| Mars Area Primary Center | 506 |
| Mars Area SHS | 1,044 |
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
- 4214790
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