District profile / Pennsylvania
DuBois Area School District
3,222
Students
2024-25 school year
6
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,595
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 7% below the Pennsylvania median
12.7
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4
DuBois Area School District is a public school district based in DuBois, Pennsylvania, serving 3,222 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #145 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 537 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Wendy Benton. It spends about $14,595 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How DuBois Area compares
DuBois AreaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$68.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 15%State 46%Local 39%
| Measure | DuBois Area | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,595 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,794 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $68.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $68.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 253 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 619 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 248 | 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 →Wendy Benton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montour School DistrictMc Kees Rocks | 3,256 | 3 | $18,900 | 16.0 | #142 |
| Northern York County School DistrictDillsburg | 3,236 | 6 | $13,796 | 14.3 | #143 |
| Woodland Hills School DistrictN. Braddock | 3,228 | 5 | $19,297 | 13.2 | #144 |
| DuBois Area School DistrictDuBois · this district | 3,222 | 6 | $14,595 | 12.7 | #145 |
| Penn-Delco School DistrictAston | 3,209 | 6 | $14,922 | 13.5 | #146 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster CityWooster, OH | 3,222 | $13,717 | 17.5 |
| Glen Cove City School DistrictGlen Cove, NY | 3,221 | $27,091 | 11.1 |
| Roselle Public School DistrictRoselle, NJ | 3,220 | $21,757 | 12.9 |
| Medford Area Public School DistrictMedford, WI | 3,220 | $11,665 | 12.9 |
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-dubois-area-school-district