Penn Manor School District
Penn Manor School District is a public school district based in Millersville, Pennsylvania, serving 5,458 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #56 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 546 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Philip Gale. It spends about $13,583 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Penn Manor compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Penn Manor | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,583 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,965 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $124.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $97.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 347 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 654 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 341 | 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 →Philip Gale
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central York School DistrictYork | 5,535 | 8 | $14,766 | 14.6 | #53 |
| Mt Lebanon School DistrictPittsburgh | 5,504 | 10 | $17,145 | 13.7 | #54 |
| Canon-McMillan School DistrictCanonsburg | 5,480 | 9 | $12,067 | 15.7 | #55 |
| Penn Manor School DistrictMillersville · this district | 5,458 | 10 | $13,583 | 15.7 | #56 |
| Owen J Roberts School DistrictPottstown | 5,323 | 7 | $17,475 | 13.3 | #57 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamden School DistrictHamden, CT | 5,464 | $25,681 | 12.7 |
| Hanford ElementaryHanford, CA | 5,463 | $13,510 | 22.7 |
| Davison Community SchoolsDavison, MI | 5,460 | $10,694 | 16.9 |
| West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganMendota Heights, MN | 5,452 | $14,548 | 14.8 |
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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