School district · Pennsylvania

Big Beaver Falls Area SD

Big Beaver Falls Area SD in Pennsylvania: 4 public schools with 1,613 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,358 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,613
Students per teacher
13.2
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,358
PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
123
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
230
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

38%proficient

−6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

687 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

32%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

685 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.3K15
$14.5K16
$13.9K17
$14.6K18
$15.0K19
$15.9K20
$16.3K21
$16.5K22
$17.7K23
$19.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $8.3M
State
59% · $26M
Local
22% · $9.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,209
Support services
$6,145
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$971K
Long-term debt
$10.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Big Beaver El SchFree meals for all
K–530111.344%48%
Central El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–546613.838%36%
Beaver Falls MSFree meals for all
6–836011.937%24%
Beaver Falls Area SHSFree meals for all
9–1248615.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1503 8th Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010
Phone
(724)843-3470
Website