School district · Pennsylvania

Hazleton Area SD

Hazleton Area SD in Pennsylvania: 11 public schools with 13,071 students and 16.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,241 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
13,071
Students per teacher
16.7
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,241
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)
784
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
688
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

30%proficient

−5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

5,165 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

14%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

5,175 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
$11.4K15
$11.7K16
$11.6K17
$12.2K18
$12.4K19
$12.6K20
$12.7K21
$13.4K22
$14.1K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $36.4M
State
48% · $117.5M
Local
37% · $89.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,333
Support services
$4,152
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$19.7M
Long-term debt
$98.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Arthur Street El SchFree meals for all
K–243117.0——
Drums El/MSFree meals for all
K–884216.549%31%
Freeland El/MSFree meals for all
K–899116.226%9.8%
Hazle Township Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–263314.6——
Heights Terrace El/MSFree meals for all
K–81,23618.125%14%
McAdoo-Kelayres El/MSFree meals for all
K–890015.829%11%
Valley El/MSFree meals for all
K–895714.044%26%
West Hazleton El/MSFree meals for all
K–81,02316.733%11%
Hazleton El/MSFree meals for all
3–889514.421%7.1%
Maple Manor El/MSFree meals for all
3–81,09221.924%11%
Hazleton Area HSFree meals for all
9–124,07119.0——

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
1515 W 23rd St, Hazle Twp, PA 18202
Phone
(570)459-3111
Website