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Elizabeth Forward School District

Elizabeth, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Keith Konyk · #205 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,317

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,208

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Pennsylvania median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Elizabeth Forward School District is a public school district based in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, serving 2,317 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #205 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 386 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Keith Konyk. It spends about $16,208 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Elizabeth Forward compares

Elizabeth ForwardPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,208

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,131

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school386

Pennsylvania median 560 · 31% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor331

Pennsylvania median 328 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$46.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 43%Local 52%

Measure	Elizabeth Forward	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,208	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,131	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$46.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	174	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	317	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	331	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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Keith Konyk

Superintendent, Elizabeth Forward 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
Blackhawk School DistrictBeaver Falls	2,326	4	$14,096	15.3	#203
Eastern Lebanon County School DistrictMyerstown	2,323	5	$16,504	13.1	#204
Elizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth · this district	2,317	6	$16,208	13.3	#205
Greater Nanticoke Area School DistrictNanticoke	2,293	4	$12,437	17.1	#206
Middletown Area School DistrictMiddletown	2,284	5	$17,022	12.1	#207

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Herrin CUSD 4Herrin, IL	2,320	$12,534	13.0
Snyder ISDSnyder, TX	2,317	$13,243	14.7
Buchanan County Public SchoolsGrundy, VA	2,316	$13,758	12.5
Bellville ISDBellville, TX	2,315	$10,995	13.6

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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