School district · Pennsylvania

Northwestern SD

Northwestern SD in Pennsylvania: 4 public schools with 1,176 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,923 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,176
Students per teacher
11.9
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,923
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)
99.2
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
294
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 1.8

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%

54%proficient

+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

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

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

51%proficient

+8.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

523 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
$12.5K16
$13.6K17
$14.8K18
$14.5K19
$14.8K20
$16.6K21
$17.6K22
$19.0K23
$18.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $2.7M
State
62% · $16.6M
Local
28% · $7.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,204
Support services
$5,877
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$767K
Long-term debt
$7.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Northwestern El SchFree meals for all
K–535011.556%68%
Springfield El SchFree meals for all
K–51629.061%61%
Northwestern MSFree meals for all
6–826612.052%37%
Northwestern SHSFree meals for all
9–1239813.9——

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
100 Harthan Way, Albion, PA 16401
Phone
(814)756-9400
Website