School district · Pennsylvania

Downingtown Area SD

Downingtown Area SD in Pennsylvania: 16 public schools with 13,047 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,714 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 16
Students: 13,047
Students per teacher: 13.5; PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $18,714; 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): 970
Counselors (FTE): 38.0
Students per counselor: 343; PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 15.0; Librarians (FTE): 14.0

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

$13.9K15

$14.6K16

$14.5K17

$14.6K18

$15.2K19

$15.1K20

$16.1K21

$17.1K22

$17.9K23

$18.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 2.4% · $6.9M
State: 21% · $62M
Local: 76% · $222.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,372
Support services: $5,941
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $64.2M
Long-term debt: $65.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Beaver Creek El Sch	K–5	531	13.4	Downingtown
Bradford Hgts El Sch	K–5	534	12.5	Downingtown
Brandywine-Wallace El Sch	K–5	488	14.7	Downingtown
East Ward El Sch	K–5	549	14.0	Downingtown
Lionville El Sch	K–5	668	15.4	Downingtown
Pickering Valley El Sch	K–5	423	11.8	Chester Springs
Shamona Creek El Sch	K–5	488	13.4	Downingtown
Springton Manor El Sch	K–5	555	14.1	Glenmoore
Uwchlan Hills El Sch	K–5	537	15.2	Downingtown
West Bradford El Sch	K–5	623	15.1	Downingtown
Downingtown MS	7–8	1,074	12.9	Downingtown
Lionville MS	7–8	1,045	13.8	Exton
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center	6	1,066	13.4	Downingtown
Downingtown HS East Campus	9–12	1,708	13.2	Exton
Downingtown HS West Campus	9–12	1,796	13.1	Downingtown
Downingtown STEM Academy	9–12	962	14.3	Downingtown

Sources

Address: 540 Trestle Place, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone: (610)269-8460

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).