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State College Area School District

State College, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Curtis Johnson · #36 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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6,799

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,059

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 27% above the Pennsylvania median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

State College Area School District is a public school district based in State College, Pennsylvania, serving 6,799 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 618 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Curtis Johnson. It spends about $20,059 per student on day-to-day operations, 27% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How State College Area compares

State College AreaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,059

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 27% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,721

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 26% above · FY2020-21

Students per school618

Pennsylvania median 560 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor296

Pennsylvania median 328 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$174.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 18%Local 77%

Measure	State College Area	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,059	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,721	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$156.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$174.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	561	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,331	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	296	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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Curtis Johnson

Superintendent, State College Area 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
Hempfield School DistrictLandisville	6,918	10	$15,750	14.3	#33
Tredyffrin-Easttown School DistrictWayne	6,856	8	$18,195	14.0	#34
Altoona Area School DistrictAltoona	6,852	11	$13,804	12.9	#35
State College Area School DistrictState College · this district	6,799	11	$20,059	12.1	#36
Harrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburg	6,578	12	$14,871	15.8	#37

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mount Vernon School DistrictMount Vernon, NY	6,815	$28,859	11.8
Dry Creek Joint ElementaryRoseville, CA	6,801	$11,196	22.9
St. Michael-Albertville SchoolsAlbertville, MN	6,795	$10,934	17.6
Nixa Public SchoolsNixa, MO	6,792	$9,459	15.0

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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