Crestwood School District
Crestwood School District is a public school district based in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, serving 2,742 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #177 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 914 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Anthony Dicton. It spends about $12,748 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 20.0 students per teacher.
How Crestwood compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Crestwood | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,748 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,024 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $42.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 137 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 274 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.0 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 548 | 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 Dicton
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lampeter-Strasburg School DistrictLancaster | 2,761 | 5 | $15,580 | 15.1 | #174 |
| Donegal School DistrictMount Joy | 2,750 | 4 | $14,456 | 15.4 | #175 |
| West York Area School DistrictYork | 2,750 | 5 | $17,514 | 13.1 | #176 |
| Crestwood School DistrictMountain Top · this district | 2,742 | 3 | $12,748 | 20.0 | #177 |
| Southern York County School DistrictGlen Rock | 2,724 | 5 | $15,764 | 13.4 | #178 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston CUSD 1Charleston, IL | 2,744 | $13,245 | 14.8 |
| ScituateScituate, MA | 2,744 | $18,405 | 11.4 |
| Wallkill Central School DistrictWallkill, NY | 2,744 | $25,111 | 11.3 |
| Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsRoanoke Rapids, NC | 2,744 | $10,683 | 15.1 |
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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