School district · Pennsylvania

Garnet Valley SD

Garnet Valley SD in Pennsylvania: 5 public schools with 4,425 students and 11.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,947 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
4,425
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,947
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)
383
Counselors (FTE)
15.5
Students per counselor
286
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

73%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

1,991 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

68%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

1,990 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
$17.0K15
$17.8K16
$18.8K17
$19.5K18
$20.5K19
$20.5K20
$21.1K21
$22.6K22
$23.5K23
$23.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.5% · $2M
State
18% · $23M
Local
81% · $105M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,886
Support services
$6,419
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.9M
Long-term debt
$90M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–553710.471%76%
K–261711.4——
3–570010.568%70%
6–81,08611.578%65%
9–121,48512.8——

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
80 Station Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342
Phone
(610)579-7300
Website