School district · Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg Area SD

Bloomsburg Area SD in Pennsylvania: 5 public schools with 1,492 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,501 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,492
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,501
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)
115
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
187
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.8

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%

52%proficient

−10.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

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

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

49%proficient

−4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

722 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
$12.3K15
$12.5K16
$13.5K17
$14.9K18
$16.0K19
$16.2K20
$15.8K21
$16.3K22
$17.3K23
$18.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.1% · $2.8M
State
38% · $13.4M
Local
54% · $18.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,492
Support services
$6,287
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$202K
Long-term debt
$24.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–59513.674%80%
Memorial El SchFree meals for all
K–540511.148%57%
W W Evans Memorial El SchFree meals for all
K–525014.251%53%
Bloomsburg Area MSFree meals for all
6–838013.953%39%
Bloomsburg Area HSFree meals for all
9–1236213.5——

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
728 E 5th St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone
(570)784-5000
Website