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General McLane School District

Edinboro, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Matthew Lane · #227 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,080

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,727

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Pennsylvania median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

General McLane School District is a public school district based in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, serving 2,080 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #227 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 520 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Matthew Lane. It spends about $14,727 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How General McLane compares

General McLanePennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,727

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,658

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

Students per school520

Pennsylvania median 560 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor297

Pennsylvania median 328 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 52%Local 43%

Measure	General McLane	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,727	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,658	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	146	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	309	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	297	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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Matthew Lane

Superintendent, General McLane 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
Harbor Creek School DistrictHarborcreek	2,090	5	$14,930	13.4	#225
Jersey Shore Area School DistrictJersey Shore	2,089	5	$16,356	11.7	#226
General McLane School DistrictEdinboro · this district	2,080	4	$14,727	14.2	#227
North Schuylkill School DistrictAshland	2,074	2	$13,681	14.9	#228
Hamburg Area School DistrictHamburg	2,072	4	$18,190	13.3	#229

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Woodlake UnifiedWoodlake, CA	2,081	$14,844	20.4
Pleasant Hill R-IIIPleasant Hill, MO	2,080	$9,660	13.6
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictOskaloosa, IA	2,079	$15,252	13.3
North Arlington School DistrictNorth Arlington, NJ	2,079	$16,022	12.8

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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