School district · Pennsylvania

Parkland SD

Parkland SD in Pennsylvania: 12 public schools with 9,975 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,034 per student in FY2024.

Schools
12
Students
9,975
Students per teacher
14.7
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,034
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)
679
Counselors (FTE)
28.0
Students per counselor
356
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
9.0
Librarians (FTE): 12.5

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%

69%proficient

−5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

4,460 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

67%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

4,453 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
$14.3K15
$15.0K16
$15.4K17
$16.1K18
$16.4K19
$16.6K20
$17.2K21
$18.6K22
$19.7K23
$20.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.9% · $8.9M
State
20% · $45.1M
Local
76% · $175.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,416
Support services
$6,141
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$17.1M
Long-term debt
$143M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–549614.273%80%
K–548013.872%80%
K–543313.175%81%
K–541713.969%76%
K–551214.671%82%
K–551013.963%71%
K–556915.972%84%
K–546513.457%66%
K–545112.571%79%
6–81,03413.565%53%
6–81,32914.972%58%
9–123,27916.2——

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
1210 Springhouse Rd, Allentown, PA 18104
Phone
(610)351-5503
Website