Riverside Beaver County School District
Riverside Beaver County School District is a public school district based in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, serving 1,442 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #320 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 481 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Bret Trotta. It spends about $16,314 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Riverside Beaver County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Riverside Beaver County | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,314 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,303 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $24.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 100 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 360 | 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 →Bret Trotta
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girard School DistrictGirard | 1,448 | 3 | $15,671 | 11.7 | #316 |
| South Allegheny School DistrictMc Keesport | 1,447 | 3 | $14,539 | 14.3 | #317 |
| Mohawk Area School DistrictNew Castle | 1,444 | 3 | $14,867 | 14.7 | #318 |
| Oley Valley School DistrictOley | 1,443 | 3 | $17,939 | 12.1 | #319 |
| Riverside Beaver County School DistrictEllwood City · this district | 1,442 | 3 | $16,314 | 14.4 | #320 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge Union ElementaryGrass Valley, CA | 1,443 | $10,714 | 22.9 |
| Luling ISDLuling, TX | 1,443 | $9,490 | 13.9 |
| Weiser DistrictWeiser, ID | 1,442 | $8,101 | 15.8 |
| Alpine Union ElementaryAlpine, CA | 1,441 | $11,950 | 21.2 |
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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