Iroquois School District
Iroquois School District is a public school district based in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 1,118 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #369 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 3% of them. Its schools average 559 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Shane Murray. It spends about $16,543 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.
How Iroquois compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Iroquois | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,543 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,503 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $24.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 89 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 169 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 224 | 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 →Shane Murray
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Area School DistrictEverett | 1,126 | 3 | $14,030 | 12.0 | #368 |
| Iroquois School DistrictErie · this district | 1,118 | 2 | $16,543 | 12.6 | #369 |
| Bellwood-Antis School DistrictBellwood | 1,114 | 3 | $14,311 | 11.4 | #370 |
| Mount Union Area School DistrictMount Union | 1,112 | 4 | $15,621 | 9.9 | #371 |
| Brentwood Borough School DistrictPittsburgh | 1,111 | 4 | $17,635 | 11.9 | #372 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsCass Lake, MN | 1,119 | $19,548 | 10.7 |
| Sidney Public SchoolsSidney, NE | 1,119 | $12,430 | 13.5 |
| Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictHollis, NH | 1,119 | $17,772 | 11.5 |
| Evergreen LocalMetamora, OH | 1,119 | $14,217 | 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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