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Central Columbia School District

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Jeffrey Groshek · #256 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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1,897

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,153

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Pennsylvania median

13.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Central Columbia School District is a public school district based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, serving 1,897 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #256 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 632 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Jeffrey Groshek. It spends about $17,153 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.

How Central Columbia compares

Central ColumbiaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,153

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

Instruction spending per student$9,385

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school632

Pennsylvania median 560 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.7

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor316

Pennsylvania median 328 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 38%Local 58%

Measure	Central Columbia	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,153	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,385	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$36.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	138	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	238	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.7	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	316	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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Jeffrey Groshek

Superintendent, Central Columbia 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
Midd-West School DistrictMiddleburg	1,918	4	$15,452	13.6	#253
Milton Area School DistrictMilton	1,911	4	$16,517	12.2	#254
Wyomissing Area School DistrictWyomissing	1,898	3	$17,416	12.6	#255
Central Columbia School DistrictBloomsburg · this district	1,897	3	$17,153	13.7	#256
South Park School DistrictSouth Park	1,888	3	$14,848	13.4	#257

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Indian Creek LocalWintersville, OH	1,899	$10,890	15.8
Antigo Unified School DistrictAntigo, WI	1,899	$13,124	15.0
Regional School District 16Prospect, CT	1,898	$22,049	11.2
Bloomfield School DistrictBloomfield, CT	1,897	$28,919	10.4

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-pa-central-columbia-school-district