School district · Pennsylvania

West Chester Area SD

West Chester Area SD in Pennsylvania: 17 public schools with 11,987 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,053 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 17
Students: 11,987
Students per teacher: 12.6; PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,053; 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): 950
Counselors (FTE): 39.0
Students per counselor: 307; PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 17.8; Librarians (FTE): 16.0

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%

65%proficient

−6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

5,134 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

55%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

5,135 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

$15.5K15

$16.6K16

$16.7K17

$16.6K18

$17.1K19

$16.4K20

$17.3K21

$18.6K22

$19.0K23

$20.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 1.3% · $4M
State: 17% · $52.6M
Local: 81% · $246.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,636
Support services: $6,036
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $20.8M
Long-term debt: $242.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
East Bradford El Sch	K–5	455	12.0	71%	73%	West Chester
East Goshen El Sch	K–5	510	12.7	70%	75%	West Chester
Exton El Sch	K–5	533	12.3	64%	73%	Exton
Fern Hill El Sch	K–5	408	10.3	63%	60%	West Chester
Glen Acres El Sch	K–5	451	12.6	58%	68%	West Chester
Greystone El Sch	K–5	511	12.5	64%	68%	West Chester
Hillsdale El Sch	K–5	537	12.9	57%	65%	West Chester
Mary C Howse El SchFree meals for all	K–5	442	13.4	70%	71%	West Chester
Penn Wood El Sch	K–5	438	13.8	64%	67%	West Chester
Sarah W Starkweather El Sch	K–5	576	12.9	62%	69%	West Chester
Westtown-Thornbury El Sch	K–5	529	14.3	75%	72%	West Chester
E N Peirce MS	6–8	1,040	11.8	65%	46%	West Chester
J R Fugett MS	6–8	930	12.3	61%	40%	West Chester
Stetson MS	6–8	808	12.3	66%	35%	West Chester
West Chester Bayard Rustin HS	9–12	1,159	12.7	—	—	West Chester
West Chester East HS	9–12	1,216	13.0	—	—	West Chester
West Chester Henderson HS	9–12	1,444	13.1	—	—	West Chester

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.

Sources

Address: 782 Springdale Drive, Exton, PA 19341
Phone: (484)266-1000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.