State College Area SD
A public school district in State College, Pennsylvania, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,799
- Students enrolled
- 561.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,331.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,929
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,799 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,380th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,929 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 79% 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
State College Area SD spent $21,929 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,611 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 | $21,929 | $148.7 million | 6,781 |
| FY2022 | $20,860 | $141.3 million | 6,776 |
| FY2021 | $20,059 | $134.8 million | 6,721 |
| FY2020 | $19,529 | $133.2 million | 6,818 |
| FY2019 | $18,875 | $130.0 million | 6,888 |
| FY2018 | $18,328 | $124.8 million | 6,808 |
| FY2017 | $17,582 | $118.9 million | 6,761 |
| FY2016 | $16,440 | $111.2 million | 6,763 |
| FY2015 | $15,616 | $105.8 million | 6,776 |
| FY2014 | $14,787 | $99.7 million | 6,744 |
| FY2013 | $15,116 | $102.7 million | 6,794 |
| FY2012 | $14,049 | $96.2 million | 6,848 |
| FY2011 | $14,035 | $97.5 million | 6,944 |
| FY2010 | $13,439 | $94.4 million | 7,022 |
| FY2009 | $12,902 | $90.4 million | 7,010 |
| FY2008 | $12,389 | $87.9 million | 7,094 |
| FY2007 | $11,612 | $84.0 million | 7,232 |
| FY2006 | $11,203 | $82.1 million | 7,325 |
| FY2005 | $10,611 | $77.7 million | 7,324 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.5 million | 2.9% |
| State | $36.2 million | 18.7% |
| Local | $151.8 million | 78.4% |
| Total | $193.6 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Corl Street El School | 250 |
| Easterly Parkway El School | 314 |
| Ferguson Twp El School | 287 |
| Gray's Woods El School | 356 |
| Mount Nittany El School | 413 |
| Mount Nittany MS | 752 |
| Park Forest El School | 419 |
| Park Forest MS | 822 |
| Radio Park El School | 424 |
| Spring Creek El School | 360 |
| State College Area High School | 2,402 |
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
- 4222770
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