School district · Pennsylvania

Minersville Area SD

Minersville Area SD in Pennsylvania: 3 public schools with 1,050 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,463 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,050
Students per teacher
13.7
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,463
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)
76.5
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
350
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

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%

43%proficient

−6.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

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

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

27%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

426 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
$11.5K15
$12.2K16
$12.5K17
$13.9K18
$14.5K19
$15.4K20
$15.9K21
$16.1K22
$18.0K23
$19.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.7% · $1.7M
State
53% · $13.5M
Local
41% · $10.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,243
Support services
$6,508
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$42K
Long-term debt
$6.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Early Childhood Edu CtrFree meals for all
Pre-K–K10116.0——
Minersville Area El CtrFree meals for all
1–646813.342%31%
Minersville Area JSHSFree meals for all
7–1248113.847%18%

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 High School Lane, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone
(570)544-1400
Website