Southern Columbia Area SD
A public school district in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,198
- Students enrolled
- 105.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 195.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,798
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,198 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,629th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 389th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 62% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,798 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 58% 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
Southern Columbia Area SD spent $16,798 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,464 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 | $16,798 | $20.7 million | 1,235 |
| FY2022 | $16,372 | $20.3 million | 1,240 |
| FY2021 | $15,578 | $19.6 million | 1,255 |
| FY2020 | $14,926 | $19.2 million | 1,285 |
| FY2019 | $14,233 | $19.2 million | 1,352 |
| FY2018 | $13,946 | $18.9 million | 1,356 |
| FY2017 | $14,346 | $19.7 million | 1,373 |
| FY2016 | $13,042 | $18.0 million | 1,381 |
| FY2015 | $11,279 | $16.0 million | 1,421 |
| FY2014 | $10,652 | $15.3 million | 1,438 |
| FY2013 | $11,063 | $16.1 million | 1,456 |
| FY2012 | $10,485 | $15.0 million | 1,428 |
| FY2011 | $10,716 | $15.3 million | 1,428 |
| FY2010 | $10,206 | $14.7 million | 1,444 |
| FY2009 | $10,088 | $14.3 million | 1,413 |
| FY2008 | $9,785 | $13.9 million | 1,424 |
| FY2007 | $8,823 | $13.3 million | 1,510 |
| FY2006 | $8,649 | $12.6 million | 1,452 |
| FY2005 | $8,464 | $12.1 million | 1,432 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.8 million | 6.7% |
| State | $10.2 million | 37.0% |
| Local | $15.5 million | 56.2% |
| Total | $27.5 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Hartman El Center | 480 |
| Southern Columbia High School | 348 |
| Southern Columbia MS | 367 |
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
- 4222260
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