School district · Pennsylvania

East Penn SD

East Penn SD in Pennsylvania: 10 public schools with 7,815 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,724 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
7,815
Students per teacher
13.5
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,724
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)
580
Counselors (FTE)
23.0
Students per counselor
340
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

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%

68%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

3,321 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

56%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

3,320 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
$13.5K15
$14.1K16
$14.4K17
$14.6K18
$15.2K19
$15.4K20
$15.5K21
$17.4K22
$18.6K23
$19.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.2% · $4.1M
State
24% · $43.7M
Local
74% · $136.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,207
Support services
$5,976
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.3M
Long-term debt
$18M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–536013.175%64%
K–526812.756%58%
K–537612.758%64%
K–552914.465%65%
K–553713.569%78%
K–546511.370%67%
K–559313.467%66%
6–880411.374%52%
6–81,04111.967%43%
9–122,84215.7——

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
800 Pine Street, Emmaus, PA 18049
Phone
(610)966-8333
Website