Northwest Area SD
A public school district in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 897
- Students enrolled
- 70
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 133
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,074
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 897 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,975th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 463rd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 55% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,074 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
Northwest Area SD spent $21,347 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,553 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $21,347 | $19.6 million | 916 |
| FY2023 | $20,074 | $18.2 million | 906 |
| FY2022 | $19,941 | $18.7 million | 939 |
| FY2021 | $18,517 | $17.9 million | 967 |
| FY2020 | $16,326 | $17.1 million | 1,047 |
| FY2019 | $16,631 | $16.6 million | 996 |
| FY2018 | $15,345 | $15.7 million | 1,026 |
| FY2017 | $14,691 | $14.5 million | 988 |
| FY2016 | $14,329 | $14.6 million | 1,020 |
| FY2015 | $14,832 | $15.1 million | 1,015 |
| FY2014 | $14,428 | $16.3 million | 1,127 |
| FY2013 | $13,620 | $15.8 million | 1,160 |
| FY2012 | $13,454 | $15.5 million | 1,151 |
| FY2011 | $13,281 | $16.2 million | 1,219 |
| FY2010 | $12,618 | $16.3 million | 1,289 |
| FY2009 | $11,758 | $15.4 million | 1,314 |
| FY2008 | $11,231 | $15.1 million | 1,348 |
| FY2007 | $9,847 | $14.9 million | 1,515 |
| FY2006 | $10,020 | $14.2 million | 1,420 |
| FY2005 | $9,553 | $13.4 million | 1,401 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.3 million | 5.8% |
| State | $12.5 million | 56.5% |
| Local | $8.4 million | 37.7% |
| Total | $22.2 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Northwest Area High School | 406 |
| Northwest Area Intermediate School | 260 |
| Northwest Area Primary School | 215 |
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
- 4217790
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
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