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South Eastern School District

Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Nathan Van Deusen · #192 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,504

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,835

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 26% above the Pennsylvania median

11.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

South Eastern School District is a public school district based in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, serving 2,504 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #192 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 417 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Nathan Van Deusen. It spends about $19,835 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.

How South Eastern compares

South EasternPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,835

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 26% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,634

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 25% above · FY2020-21

Students per school417

Pennsylvania median 560 · 26% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.6

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor278

Pennsylvania median 328 · 15% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$58.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 34%Local 61%

Measure	South Eastern	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,835	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,634	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$57.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$58.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	215	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	379	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.6	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	278	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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Nathan Van Deusen

Superintendent, South Eastern 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
Uniontown Area School DistrictUniontown	2,536	9	$15,966	14.5	#189
Conrad Weiser Area School DistrictRobesonia	2,523	4	$17,972	12.0	#190
Springfield Township School DistrictOreland	2,518	4	$18,564	12.3	#191
South Eastern School DistrictFawn Grove · this district	2,504	6	$19,835	11.6	#192
Greensburg Salem School DistrictGreensburg	2,457	5	$14,054	13.4	#193

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia, AR	2,505	$11,632	14.0
Batavia LocalBatavia, OH	2,505	$10,928	17.5
Clarksville School DistrictClarksville, AR	2,504	$11,967	15.0
FoxboroughFoxborough, MA	2,504	$21,608	11.5

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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