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Northern Tioga School District

Elkland, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Kristopher Kaufman · #238 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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1,989

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,979

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Pennsylvania median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Northern Tioga School District is a public school district based in Elkland, Pennsylvania, serving 1,989 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #238 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 398 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Kristopher Kaufman. It spends about $16,979 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How Northern Tioga compares

Northern TiogaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,979

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,982

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school398

Pennsylvania median 560 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor497

Pennsylvania median 328 · 52% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 54%Local 33%

Measure	Northern Tioga	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,979	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,982	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	163	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	290	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	497	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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Kristopher Kaufman

Superintendent, Northern Tioga 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
Hermitage School DistrictHermitage	1,993	4	$13,993	12.4	#236
New Kensington-Arnold School DistrictNew Kensington	1,991	4	$15,226	13.4	#237
Northern Tioga School DistrictElkland · this district	1,989	5	$16,979	12.2	#238
Tunkhannock Area School DistrictTunkhannock	1,989	4	$19,887	13.2	#239
Beaver Area School DistrictBeaver	1,986	4	$13,982	15.3	#240

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield, CA	1,989	$15,160	21.4
RenwickAndale, KS	1,989	$10,420	13.3
Calhoun County School DistrictPittsboro, MS	1,989	$9,871	11.1
Milford School DistrictMilford, NH	1,989	$18,351	10.7

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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