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District profile / Pennsylvania
Coatesville Area School District
5,253
Students
2024-25 school year
9
Schools
2024-25 school year
$17,188
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 9% above the Pennsylvania median
13.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4
Coatesville Area School District is a public school district based in Thorndale, Pennsylvania, serving 5,253 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #59 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 584 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Anthony Rybarczyk. It spends about $17,188 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Coatesville Area compares
Coatesville AreaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$182.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 4%State 29%Local 67%
| Measure | Coatesville Area | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $17,188 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,517 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $182.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $182.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 392 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 580 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 350 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Anthony Rybarczyk
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen J Roberts School DistrictPottstown | 5,323 | 7 | $17,475 | 13.3 | #57 |
| Centennial School DistrictWarminster | 5,319 | 6 | $18,749 | 12.7 | #58 |
| Coatesville Area School DistrictThorndale · this district | 5,253 | 9 | $17,188 | 13.4 | #59 |
| Wissahickon School DistrictAmbler | 5,210 | 6 | $21,587 | 14.0 | #60 |
| Carlisle Area School DistrictCarlisle | 5,180 | 10 | $14,762 | 14.4 | #61 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes County School DistrictColumbus, MS | 5,261 | $9,644 | 13.0 |
| Rio ElementaryOxnard, CA | 5,251 | $14,050 | 23.5 |
| AlamogordoAlamogordo, NM | 5,251 | $11,418 | 14.6 |
| Wallingford School DistrictWallingford, CT | 5,241 | $23,530 | 10.7 |
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-coatesville-area-school-district