School district · Pennsylvania

South Side Area SD

South Side Area SD in Pennsylvania: 3 public schools with 858 students and 11.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,821 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
858
Students per teacher
11.5
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,821
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)
74.3
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
286
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
$18.1K15
$19.4K16
$19.5K17
$21.1K18
$21.9K19
$22.4K20
$23.7K21
$24.3K22
$25.4K23
$26.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.3% · $645K
State
57% · $15.7M
Local
40% · $11.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,290
Support services
$9,763
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$664K
Long-term debt
$6.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–539011.7
6–819611.4
9–1227211.4

Sources

Address
4949 State Route 151, Hookstown, PA 15050
Phone
(724)573-9581
Website