Plum Borough School District
Plum Borough School District is a public school district based in Plum, Pennsylvania, serving 3,556 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #122 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 711 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Rick Walsh. It spends about $14,864 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.
How Plum Borough compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Plum Borough | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,864 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,947 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $64.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $67.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 211 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 443 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 444 | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor Township School DistrictWayne | 3,598 | 5 | $23,415 | 11.4 | #121 |
| Plum Borough School DistrictPlum · this district | 3,556 | 5 | $14,864 | 16.9 | #122 |
| South Fayette Township School DistrictMcDonald | 3,551 | 4 | $14,525 | 15.1 | #123 |
| Upper Moreland Township School DistrictWillow Grove | 3,550 | 3 | $16,732 | 13.3 | #124 |
| Elizabethtown Area School DistrictElizabethtown | 3,527 | 5 | $15,448 | 14.9 | #125 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg R-VIWarrensburg, MO | 3,558 | $10,731 | 13.4 |
| Covington IndependentCovington, KY | 3,557 | $14,394 | 13.3 |
| Mason County SchoolsPoint Pleasant, WV | 3,554 | $12,587 | 13.9 |
| Alpena Public SchoolsAlpena, MI | 3,553 | $11,325 | 16.8 |
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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