School district · Pennsylvania

Greensburg Salem SD

Greensburg Salem SD in Pennsylvania: 5 public schools with 2,425 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,851 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5
Students: 2,425
Students per teacher: 13.1; PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $18,851; 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): 185
Counselors (FTE): 8.0
Students per counselor: 303; PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.0; Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

48%proficient

−4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

1,032 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

41%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

1,033 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

$12.4K15

$13.1K16

$13.3K17

$14.1K18

$15.2K19

$15.1K20

$15.2K21

$16.7K22

$17.7K23

$18.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $7M
State: 40% · $22.3M
Local: 48% · $26.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,711
Support services: $5,453
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.7M
Long-term debt: $6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Amos K Hutchinson El SchFree meals for all	K–5	521	13.1	48%	50%	Greensburg
Metzgar El SchFree meals for all	K–5	256	12.7	60%	57%	New Alexandria
Nicely El SchFree meals for all	K–5	296	15.5	56%	57%	Greensburg
Greensburg-Salem MSFree meals for all	6–8	568	12.1	43%	29%	Greensburg
Greensburg-Salem HSFree meals for all	9–12	784	13.4	—	—	Greensburg

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.

Sources

Address: 1 Academy Hill Place, Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: (724)832-2900

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).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.