Bethel Park SD

Public school district · Allegheny County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4203510

Bethel Park SD spent $21,188 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 8 schools enrolled 3,996 students in 2024-25; 26.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,258 per student, up 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bethel Park SD in enrollment (3,879 to 3,973 students) and Bethel Park SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Bethel Park SD, FY23Upper St. Clair SD $21,319; Bethel Park SD $21,188; Warren County SD $20,372; Kennett Consolidated SD $18,517; Exeter Township SD $17,728; Ephrata Area SD $17,692; Spring Grove Area SD $17,390; Conestoga Valley SD $17,004; Peters Township SD $16,683; Penn-Trafford SD $14,981; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kUpper St. Clair SD$21,319Bethel Park SD$21,188Warren County SD$20,372Kennett Consolidated SD$18,517Exeter Township SD$17,728Ephrata Area SD$17,692Spring Grove Area SD$17,390Conestoga Valley SD$17,004Peters Township SD$16,683Penn-Trafford SD$14,981State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Bethel Park SD, FY23Upper St. Clair SD $21,319; Bethel Park SD $21,188; Warren County SD $20,372; Kennett Consolidated SD $18,517; Exeter Township SD $17,728; Ephrata Area SD $17,692; Spring Grove Area SD $17,390; Conestoga Valley SD $17,004; Peters Township SD $16,683; Penn-Trafford SD $14,981; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kUpper St. Clair SD$21,319Bethel Park SD$21,188Warren County SD$20,372Kennett Consolidated SD$18,517Exeter Township SD$17,728Ephrata Area SD$17,692Spring Grove Area SD$17,390Conestoga Valley SD$17,004Peters Township SD$16,683Penn-Trafford SD$14,981State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Bethel Park SD, FY23Upper St. Clair SD $21,319; Bethel Park SD $21,188; Warren County SD $20,372; Kennett Consolidated SD $18,517; Exeter Township SD $17,728; Ephrata Area SD $17,692; Spring Grove Area SD $17,390; Conestoga Valley SD $17,004; Peters Township SD $16,683; Penn-Trafford SD $14,981; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k17.5k22.5kUpper St. Clair SD$21,319Bethel Park SD$21,188Warren County SD$20,372Kennett Consolidated SD$18,517Exeter Township SD$17,728Ephrata Area SD$17,692Spring Grove Area SD$17,390Conestoga Valley SD$17,004Peters Township SD$16,683Penn-Trafford SD$14,981State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Bethel Park SD, FY23Upper St. Clair SD $21,319; Bethel Park SD $21,188; Warren County SD $20,372; Kennett Consolidated SD $18,517; Exeter Township SD $17,728; Ephrata Area SD $17,692; Spring Grove Area SD $17,390; Conestoga Valley SD $17,004; Peters Township SD $16,683; Penn-Trafford SD $14,981; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k17.5k22.5kUpper St. Clair SD$21,319Bethel Park SD$21,188Warren County SD$20,372Kennett Consolidated SD$18,517Exeter Township SD$17,728Ephrata Area SD$17,692Spring Grove Area SD$17,390Conestoga Valley SD$17,004Peters Township SD$16,683Penn-Trafford SD$14,981State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$100,832,000 in revenue: 26.7% state, 71.4% local and 2.0% federal. Total spending including $22,858,000 of capital outlay was $117,055,000, or $29,732 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bethel Park SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,895,000; Local $71,955,000; Federal $1,982,000; total $100,832,000.
  • State$26,895,000 27%
  • Local$71,955,000 71%
  • Federal$1,982,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,925 students in 2022-23, 3,996 students in 2023-24, 3,996 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bethel Park SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,925, 2023-24: 3,996, 2024-25: 3,99601k2k3k4k2022-233,9252023-243,9962024-253,996
Bethel Park SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,925, 2023-24: 3,996, 2024-25: 3,99601k2k3k4k2022-233,9252023-243,9962024-253,996
Bethel Park SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,925, 2023-24: 3,996, 2024-25: 3,99601k2k3k4k2022-233,9252023-243,9962024-253,996
Bethel Park SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,925, 2023-24: 3,996, 2024-25: 3,99601k2k3k4k2022-233,9252023-243,9962024-253,996

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,925306.212.8
2023-243,996304.813.1
2024-253,996304.213.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$32,752,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,319 per student

Bethel Park SD booked $32,752,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 306 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $106,973 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$24,934,00076.1%
Special education$6,915,00021.1%
Other programs$903,0002.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,205 in 2018-19, $7,512 in 2019-20, $8,002 in 2020-21, $8,215 in 2021-22, $8,319 in 2022-23.

Bethel Park SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,205, 2019-20: $7,512, 2020-21: $8,002, 2021-22: $8,215, 2022-23: $8,31902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,2052019-20$7,5122020-21$8,0022021-22$8,2152022-23$8,319
Bethel Park SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,205, 2019-20: $7,512, 2020-21: $8,002, 2021-22: $8,215, 2022-23: $8,31902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,2052019-20$7,5122020-21$8,0022021-22$8,2152022-23$8,319
Bethel Park SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,205, 2019-20: $7,512, 2020-21: $8,002, 2021-22: $8,215, 2022-23: $8,31902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,2052019-20$7,5122020-21$8,0022021-22$8,2152022-23$8,319
Bethel Park SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,205, 2019-20: $7,512, 2020-21: $8,002, 2021-22: $8,215, 2022-23: $8,31902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,2052019-20$7,5122020-21$8,0022021-22$8,2152022-23$8,319

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bethel Park SD scored proficient or above: 77-80% in reading and 56-59% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts77-80%54%1,655
Math56-59%34%1,658

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 347 students in Bethel Park SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate95%87.5%
Students in the class347136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

5 elementary schools, 1,553 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School34815.220.7%Targeted program
Bethel Memorial Elementary School34213.820.8%Targeted program
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School33814.618.9%Targeted program
George Washington Elementary School31313.78.3%Not Title I
William Penn Elementary School21213.515.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,199 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Independence Middle School60211.118.1%Eligible, no program
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School59712.121.4%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,244 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bethel Park High School1,24413.620.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Bethel Park SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bethel Park SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentBethel Park SD ranks 48 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,188).#48 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaBethel Park SD is the number 109 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 3,937 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#109 of 775
  3. Ephrata Area SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 3,953 students in fall 2022, $17,692 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,692
  4. Upper St. Clair SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 3,935 students in fall 2022, $21,319 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,319
  5. Compare Bethel Park SD with Ephrata Area SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bethel Park High School, its largest high school1,244 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,244
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaBethel Park SD spent $106,973 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$106,973
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bethel Park SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Bethel Park SD?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,996 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bethel Park SD spend per student?
    $21,188 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,258 per student, up 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bethel Park SD's money come from?
    $100,832,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.7% state, 71.4% local and 2.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bethel Park SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 261 of the 4,715 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Bethel Park SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $32,752,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,319 per student. Divided by the 306 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $106,973 per teacher, more than 96 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Bethel Park SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bethel Park SD scored proficient or above: 77-80% in reading and 56-59% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Bethel Park SD?
    95% of the 347 students in Bethel Park SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Bethel Park SD's NCES district ID?
    4203510. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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