Crawford Central SD

Public school district · Crawford County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4207080

Crawford Central SD spent $17,087 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 60% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,594). Its 8 schools enrolled 2,993 students in 2024-25; 47.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,738 per student, up 3.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (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 Crawford Central SD in enrollment (3,069 to 3,165 students) and Crawford Central SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Crawford Central SD, FY23Woodland Hills SD $23,641; Chester-Upland SD $21,339; Montour SD $19,921; Derry Township SD $19,560; Southern Lehigh SD $18,194; McKeesport Area SD $17,863; Solanco SD $17,632; Crawford Central SD $17,087; Pittston Area SD $15,612; Hollidaysburg Area SD $15,068; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kWoodland Hills SD$23,641Chester-Upland SD$21,339Montour SD$19,921Derry Township SD$19,560Southern Lehigh SD$18,194McKeesport Area SD$17,863Solanco SD$17,632Crawford Central SD$17,087Pittston Area SD$15,612Hollidaysburg Area SD$15,068State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Crawford Central SD, FY23Woodland Hills SD $23,641; Chester-Upland SD $21,339; Montour SD $19,921; Derry Township SD $19,560; Southern Lehigh SD $18,194; McKeesport Area SD $17,863; Solanco SD $17,632; Crawford Central SD $17,087; Pittston Area SD $15,612; Hollidaysburg Area SD $15,068; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kWoodland Hills SD$23,641Chester-Upland SD$21,339Montour SD$19,921Derry Township SD$19,560Southern Lehigh SD$18,194McKeesport Area SD$17,863Solanco SD$17,632Crawford Central SD$17,087Pittston Area SD$15,612Hollidaysburg Area SD$15,068State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Crawford Central SD, FY23Woodland Hills SD $23,641; Chester-Upland SD $21,339; Montour SD $19,921; Derry Township SD $19,560; Southern Lehigh SD $18,194; McKeesport Area SD $17,863; Solanco SD $17,632; Crawford Central SD $17,087; Pittston Area SD $15,612; Hollidaysburg Area SD $15,068; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kWoodland Hills SD$23,641Chester-Upland SD$21,339Montour SD$19,921Derry Township SD$19,560Southern Lehigh SD$18,194McKeesport Area SD$17,863Solanco SD$17,632Crawford Central SD$17,087Pittston Area SD$15,612Hollidaysburg Area SD$15,068State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Crawford Central SD, FY23Woodland Hills SD $23,641; Chester-Upland SD $21,339; Montour SD $19,921; Derry Township SD $19,560; Southern Lehigh SD $18,194; McKeesport Area SD $17,863; Solanco SD $17,632; Crawford Central SD $17,087; Pittston Area SD $15,612; Hollidaysburg Area SD $15,068; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kWoodland Hills SD$23,641Chester-Upland SD$21,339Montour SD$19,921Derry Township SD$19,560Southern Lehigh SD$18,194McKeesport Area SD$17,863Solanco SD$17,632Crawford Central SD$17,087Pittston Area SD$15,612Hollidaysburg Area SD$15,068State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$74,662,000 in revenue: 47.1% state, 39.9% local and 13.0% federal. Total spending including $2,327,000 of capital outlay was $65,189,000, or $20,867 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Crawford Central SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $35,191,000; Local $29,770,000; Federal $9,701,000; total $74,662,000.
  • State$35,191,000 47%
  • Local$29,770,000 40%
  • Federal$9,701,000 13%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,123 students in 2022-23, 3,110 students in 2023-24, 2,993 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Crawford Central SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,123, 2023-24: 3,110, 2024-25: 2,99301k2k3k4k2022-233,1232023-243,1102024-252,993
Crawford Central SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,123, 2023-24: 3,110, 2024-25: 2,99301k2k3k4k2022-233,1232023-243,1102024-252,993
Crawford Central SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,123, 2023-24: 3,110, 2024-25: 2,99301k2k3k4k2022-233,1232023-243,1102024-252,993
Crawford Central SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,123, 2023-24: 3,110, 2024-25: 2,99301k2k3k4k2022-233,1232023-243,1102024-252,993

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,123233.013.4
2023-243,110230.713.5
2024-252,993233.712.8

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

$17,074,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,465 per student

Crawford Central SD booked $17,074,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 233 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 $73,288 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 28 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$12,428,00072.8%
Special education$4,165,00024.4%
Other programs$481,0002.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,795 in 2018-19, $4,892 in 2019-20, $5,226 in 2020-21, $5,312 in 2021-22, $5,465 in 2022-23.

Crawford Central SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,795, 2019-20: $4,892, 2020-21: $5,226, 2021-22: $5,312, 2022-23: $5,46502k4k6k2018-19$4,7952019-20$4,8922020-21$5,2262021-22$5,3122022-23$5,465
Crawford Central SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,795, 2019-20: $4,892, 2020-21: $5,226, 2021-22: $5,312, 2022-23: $5,46502k4k6k2018-19$4,7952019-20$4,8922020-21$5,2262021-22$5,3122022-23$5,465
Crawford Central SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,795, 2019-20: $4,892, 2020-21: $5,226, 2021-22: $5,312, 2022-23: $5,46502k4k6k2018-19$4,7952019-20$4,8922020-21$5,2262021-22$5,3122022-23$5,465
Crawford Central SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,795, 2019-20: $4,892, 2020-21: $5,226, 2021-22: $5,312, 2022-23: $5,46502k4k6k2018-19$4,7952019-20$4,8922020-21$5,2262021-22$5,3122022-23$5,465

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 Crawford Central SD scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts48-52%54%1,432
Math25-29%34%1,434

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

87% of the 229 students in Crawford Central 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 rate87%87.5%
Students in the class229136,045

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, 1,604 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
First District Elementary School33412.1100.0%Schoolwide program
Neason Hill Elementary School33314.897.6%Schoolwide program
Second District Elementary School31612.5100.0%Schoolwide program
Cochranton Elementary School31113.699.0%Schoolwide program
West End Elementary School31012.199.0%Schoolwide 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 middle school, 340 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meadville Middle School34011.099.1%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.

2 high schools, 1,049 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meadville Area SHS70814.499.6%Eligible, no program
Cochranton JSHS34111.687.6%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.

Contact Crawford Central 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 Crawford Central SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentCrawford Central SD ranks 252 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,087).#252 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaCrawford Central SD is the number 156 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 3,124 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#156 of 775
  3. Hollidaysburg Area SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 3,134 students in fall 2022, $15,068 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,068
  4. Woodland Hills SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 3,123 students in fall 2022, $23,641 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,641
  5. Compare Crawford Central SD with Hollidaysburg Area SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Meadville Area SHS, its largest high school708 students in 2024-25, 14.4 per teacher.708
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaCrawford Central SD spent $73,288 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$73,288
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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 Crawford Central SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Crawford Central SD?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 2,993 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Crawford Central SD spend per student?
    $17,087 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 $17,738 per student, up 3.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Crawford Central SD's money come from?
    $74,662,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.1% state, 39.9% local and 13.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Crawford Central SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 676 of the 3,871 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.5%, 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 Crawford Central SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,074,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,465 per student. Divided by the 233 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $73,288 per teacher, more than 28 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 Crawford Central SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Crawford Central SD scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 25-29% 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 Crawford Central SD?
    87% of the 229 students in Crawford Central 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 Crawford Central SD's NCES district ID?
    4207080. 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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