School district · Pennsylvania

Laurel Highlands SD

Laurel Highlands SD in Pennsylvania: 6 public schools with 2,647 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,828 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 2,647
Students per teacher: 13.3; PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,828; 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): 199
Counselors (FTE): 8.5
Students per counselor: 311; PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

49%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

1,166 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

39%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

1,164 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

$12.5K15

$13.8K16

$13.9K17

$14.5K18

$15.2K19

$15.6K20

$16.7K21

$18.2K22

$19.5K23

$19.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $7.9M
State: 47% · $31.1M
Local: 41% · $27M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,935
Support services: $5,968
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.2M
Long-term debt: $49.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Clark El SchFree meals for all	K–5	282	12.7	46%	41%	Uniontown
Hatfield El SchFree meals for all	K–5	342	14.2	45%	46%	Uniontown
Hutchinson El SchFree meals for all	K–5	308	12.2	51%	44%	Uniontown
Marshall El SchFree meals for all	K–5	300	12.2	64%	59%	Uniontown
Laurel Highlands MSFree meals for all	6–8	662	14.9	48%	30%	Uniontown
Laurel Highlands SHSFree meals for all	9–12	753	13.2	—	—	Uniontown

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: 304 Bailey Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: (724)437-2821

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.