School district · Pennsylvania

Marple Newtown SD

Marple Newtown SD in Pennsylvania: 6 public schools with 3,882 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,669 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,882
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,669
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)
311
Counselors (FTE)
13.0
Students per counselor
299
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

63%proficient

−8.4 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

1,748 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

58%proficient

−2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

1,745 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
$19.0K15
$19.8K16
$19.4K17
$20.3K18
$21.3K19
$21.1K20
$21.0K21
$21.3K22
$21.6K23
$22.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.6% · $2.9M
State
16% · $17.8M
Local
81% · $90.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,120
Support services
$8,034
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.3M
Long-term debt
$81.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–552312.860%62%
K–537611.559%63%
K–540010.358%63%
K–544913.467%69%
6–886813.765%50%
9–121,26615.1——

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
40 Media Line Rd Ste 204, Newtown Square, PA 19073
Phone
(610)359-4200
Website