School district · Pennsylvania

Somerset Area SD

Somerset Area SD in Pennsylvania: 3 public schools with 1,977 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,851 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,977
Students per teacher
12.2
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,851
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)
163
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
395
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.5

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
$13.1K15
$14.8K16
$15.1K17
$15.5K18
$15.7K19
$16.4K20
$17.2K21
$18.0K22
$18.6K23
$19.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.2% · $3.5M
State
40% · $19M
Local
53% · $25.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,599
Support services
$6,538
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.7M
Long-term debt
$12.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
3–543911.9
Pre-K–248412.0
6–121,05412.4

Sources

Address
645 S Columbia Ave Ste 110, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone
(814)445-9714
Website