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Central Cambria School District

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Jason Moore · #304 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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1,504

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,363

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Pennsylvania median

14.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Central Cambria School District is a public school district based in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, serving 1,504 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #304 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 20% of them. Its schools average 376 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Jason Moore. It spends about $14,363 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.

How Central Cambria compares

Central CambriaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,363

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,625

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Students per school376

Pennsylvania median 560 · 33% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.3

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor301

Pennsylvania median 328 · 8% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$26.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 47%Local 46%

Measure	Central Cambria	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,363	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,625	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$44.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$26.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	105	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	223	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.3	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	301	328	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Jason Moore

Superintendent, Central Cambria School District

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Pennsylvania

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Loyalsock Township School DistrictWilliamsport	1,510	3	$12,952	14.0	#302
Dunmore School DistrictDunmore	1,506	2	$13,751	13.8	#303
Central Cambria School DistrictEbensburg · this district	1,504	4	$14,363	14.3	#304
Riverside School DistrictTaylor	1,504	3	$14,089	n/a	#305
Carbondale Area School DistrictCarbondale	1,498	2	$13,096	11.6	#306

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Columbia Falls ElementaryColumbia Falls, MT	1,505	$12,351	14.6
Hornell City School DistrictHornell, NY	1,505	$21,309	12.6
Harlan Community School DistrictHarlan, IA	1,504	$11,467	14.9
Genoa Kingston CUSD 424Genoa, IL	1,503	$14,003	12.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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