School district · Pennsylvania

Purchase Line SD

Purchase Line SD in Pennsylvania: 2 public schools with 716 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,863 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
716
Students per teacher
11.7
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,863
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)
61.0
Counselors (FTE)
2.2
Students per counselor
323
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): —

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
$16.5K15
$18.4K16
$18.8K17
$20.1K18
$21.5K19
$20.5K20
$20.6K21
$21.6K22
$23.9K23
$24.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $2.5M
State
67% · $15.4M
Local
22% · $5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,119
Support services
$8,670
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$765K
Long-term debt
$8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Purchase Line El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–635312.3
Purchase Line JSHSFree meals for all
7–1236311.2

Sources

Address
16559 Route 286 Highway E, Commodore, PA 15729
Phone
(724)254-4312
Website